Dell 530 Laptop User Manual


 
Removing and Installing Parts 109
System Board Expansion Card Components
NOTE: Install only 66-MHz expansion cards in the 66-MHz slots. You can
install 33-MHz cards in the 66-MHz slots. However, the entire bus, including
the integrated SCSI controller, will operate at only 33 MHz.
Installing an Expansion Card
CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, see "Safety First—
For You and Your Computer."
NOTICE: Before disconnecting a device from the computer, wait 10 to 20
seconds after disconnecting the computer from its electrical outlet. Before
removing a component from the system board, verify that the standby power
light on the system board has turned off. To locate this light, see "System Board
Components" or the interior service label.
1
Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them from their
electrical outlets, and wait 10 to 20 seconds.
2 Lay the computer on its right side.
3 Open the computer cover.
4 Press the lever on the expansion card retention arm and raise the
retention arm (see the following figure).
AGP connector
PCI connector 1
PCI connector 2
PCI connector 3
PCI connector 4
PCI connector 5
32-bit,
33 MHz
64-bit,
66 MHz