How to Install and Remove a PCIe Device

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How to Install PCIe Device:

Step 1: Align Contacts

Make sure contacts from PCIe device are properly aligned with motherboard PCIe slot and insert card.

 

Step 2: Press Down on PCIe Device 

Press down firmly on the PCIe device until it clicks. This means the contact has locked into the motherboard.

 

Step 3: Fasten PCIe Device Bracket

Screw/fasten the PCIe device bracket to the chassis in clockwise rotation.

 

 

 

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NOTE: You might have to push the end of the chassis to help align the PCI-e device bracket to the chassis' screw hole.

 

 

How to Remove PCIe Device:

Step 1: Remove Mount Screw

Remove screw that mounts PCIe device bracket to the chassis.

 

Step 2: Unlock Lock Tab and Lift PCIe Device

Press down on the PCIe lock tab to unlock and lift the PCIe device out of its slot.

Without pressing down on this tab, you will cause severe damage to the PCIe device and the motherboard PCIe slot, arguably the 2 most costly parts of the system.

 

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