How To Disassemble a Computer

Step 10 Expansion Cards

Expansion cards are like small upgrades to your computer.

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Expansion cards give a computer new capabilities, once installed. Different examples are:

• Bluetooth
• Wireless Internet
• Ethernet
• TV

Different computers come stock with different cards. My computer came stock with a TV and Ethernet card. If you only have one, remove that one. If you have two, remove the two!

There should be a single screw on top of each expansion card slot, whether it's occupied, or empty. Remove the screws on the occupied card slots. Once the screws are removed, you should be able to remove the cards by pulling them carefully upward. Some expansion cards have cables leading to other parts of the computer, for example, my TV card is connected to the connectivity center on the front of my computer. You will have to unplug any cables attached to an expansion card.