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OptiPlex Tower Plus 7020 Owner's Manual

Removing the powered graphics card

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the side cover.

About this task

The following images indicate the location of the powered graphics card and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Figure 1. Removing the powered graphics card
Image of removing the powered graphics card
Figure 2. Removing the powered graphics card
Image of closing the PCIe door

Steps

  1. Lift the pull tab on the PCIe door outwards to open the PCIe door.
  2. Disconnect the power cable from the connector on the powered graphics card.
  3. Push and hold the tab that secures the powered graphics card to the PCIe card connector (SLOT2) on the system board.
  4. Gently lift the powered graphics card off the PCIe card connector on the system board.
  5. Align and slide two PCIe blanking plates in the slots on the chassis.
    NOTE:Do not perform this step if you are immediately replacing the powered graphics card with a new PCIe card.
  6. Close the PCIe door and press it gently until it clicks in place on the chassis.
    NOTE:Do not perform this step if you are immediately replacing the powered graphics card with a new PCIe card.

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