Expansion-Card Removal
To remove an expansion card, perform the following steps.
1. Remove the computer cover.
2. Disconnect any cables connected to the card.
3. Unscrew the mounting bracket of the card you want to remove (see Figure7).
4. Grasp the card by its outside corners, and ease it out of its connector.
5. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty card-slot opening.
Figure 7. Expansion Card Removal
Expansion-Card Guide
Figure 8. Expansion-Card Guide Removal
NOTE: Installing filler brackets over empty card-slot openings is necessary to maintain Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of your computer.
