58 Installing System Components
Expansion-Card Riser
Removing an Expansion-Card Riser
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the
components inside the system. See your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety
precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
1
Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
2
Open the system. See "Opening and Closing the System" on page 38.
3
If applicable, remove the expansion card from the riser.
4
Press the release latch on the riser board and lift the riser board straight up from the system board. See
Figure 3-13.
Figure 3-13. Expansion-Card Riser Removal
1 riser board 2 riser board release latch 3 riser board connector on
system board
4 riser board alignment pins (2)
4
1
3
2