Lenovo ThinkStation D30 - Installing or Replacing a PCI Card

InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev
.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplaceaPCIcard,anIntelSolid-StateDrive910
SeriesoranIntelXeonPhiCoprocessor3120APCIExpresscard.YourcomputerhastwostandardPCIcard
slots,twoPCIExpressx4cardslots,andtwoPCIExpressx16graphicscardslots.
Note:IfyouwanttouseanNVIDIAcomputecard,ensurethatyourcomputeralsohasanNVIDIAgraphics
cardinstalled.
ToinstallorreplaceaPCIcard,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage38.
3.OpenthePCIcardretainerbyliftingtheretainerandthenpivotingitout.
Figure12.OpeningthePCIcardretainer
4.DependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacingaPCIcard,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouareinstallingaPCIcard,removetheappropriatemetalcardslotcover.
•IfyouarereplacinganoldPCIcard,grasptheoldcardthatiscurrentlyinstalledandgentlypullit
outofthecardslot.
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