Re: [PCWorks] Monitor signal goes dead on loading Windows desktop

  • From: Hugh Vandervoort <hughva@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 06:28:29 -0500

Oops. These cards have a retention lever at the front that must be
pushed to the side, releasing the front from the slot. You'll feel the
card release when you move the lever.
There's a nice picture here:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx620/en/ug/A02/sffcards.htm

On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 6:10 AM, vdacosta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<vdacosta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I tried this, Hugh, but can't get the darned thing to move! I've tried
> every possible way to shift it, levering, wiggling etc. but I'm afraid
> of damaging the motherboard (and the video card itself) if I use any
> more force. Have had to leave it for the moment, having had to go away
> for the weekend, but will have another go when I get back home. It must
> come out somehow otherwise I'll never be able to change it if it's
> faulty, but I don't want to damage or break other components or the
> motherboard. I've had times when cards have been difficult to seat into
> the slots, and I know they should be tight, but this one beats
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