•IfyouareinstallingaPCIcard,removetheappropriatemetalslotcover.
•IfyouarereplacinganoldPCIcard,grasptheoldcardthatiscurrentlyinstalledandgentlypullit
outoftheslot.
Figure16.RemovingaPCIcard
Notes:
a.Thecardfitstightlyintothecardslot.Ifnecessary,alternatemovingeachsideofthecardasmall
andequalamountuntilthecardisremovedfromtheslot.
b.Ifthecardisheldinplacebyaretaininglatch,presstheretaininglatch1asshowntodisengage
thelatch.Graspthecardandgentlypullitoutoftheslot.
5.RemovethenewPCIcardfromitsstatic-protectivepackage.
Chapter5.Installingorreplacinghardware45