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114 Removing and Installing Parts
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4 Press the lever on the expansion card retention arm and raise the
retention arm (see "Raising the Expansion Card Retention Arm").
5 If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
6 Grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its connector.
7 If you are removing the card permanently, install a filler bracket in the
empty card-slot opening.
If you need a filler bracket, contact Dell and order part number 81808.
NOTE: Installing filler brackets over empty card-slot openings is
necessary to maintain FCC certification of the computer. The brackets
also keep dust and dirt out of your computer.
8 Lower the expansion card retention arm and press it into place,
securing the expansion card(s) in the chassis.
9 Close the computer cover.
10 Stand the computer upright.
11 Reconnect the computer and devices to their electrical outlets, and
turn them on.
NOTE: If enabled, the Chassis Intrusion option will cause the following
message to be displayed at the next system start-up:
ALERT! Cover was previously removed.
12
If you removed a sound card, perform the following steps:
a Enter system setup, select Integrated Devices and change the
setting for Sound to On.
b Connect external audio devices to the audio connectors on the
computer back panel (see "Back-Panel Features").
13 If you removed an add-in network adapter, perform the following steps:
a Enter system setup, select Integrated Devices and change the
setting for Network Interface Card to On.
b Connect the network cable to the integrated connector on the
computer back panel (see "Back-Panel Features").