Lenovo ThinkStation C30 - Installing or Replacing a PCI Card

6.ToreinstallthePCIcardholderintothechassis,insertthetwotabs1intothecorrespondingholes
inthechassis,andthenpivotthePCIcardholderdownwarduntilthefrontofthePCIcardholder
snapsintoposition.
Figure13.InstallingthePCIcardholder
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceaPCIcardoranIntelSolid-StateDrive910
Series.YourcomputerhastwostandardPCIcardslots,twoPCIExpressx16graphicscardslots,andone
PCIExpressx4cardslot,andonePCIExpressx4(x16mechanical)cardslot.
Note:IfyouwanttouseanNVIDIAcomputecard,ensurethatyourcomputeralsohasanNVIDIAgraphics
cardinstalled.
ToinstallorreplaceaPCIcard,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage36.
3.RemovethePCIcardholder.See“RemovingandreinstallingthePCIcardholder”onpage38.
4.DependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacingaPCIcard,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouareinstallingaPCIcard,removetheappropriatemetalslotcoverattherearofthecomputer.
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