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OptiPlex XE3 Small Form Factor Service Manual

Removing expansion card

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the Side cover.
  3. To remove the expansion card:
    1. Pull the metal tab to open the expansion card latch [1].
    2. Pull the release tab at the base of the expansion card [2].
      NOTE Applies to x16 card slot, x1 card has no release tab.
    3. Disconnect and lift the expansion card away from the connector on the system board [3].
    The image displays how to remove the expansion card

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