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Installing and Removing Cards
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section,
follow the steps in "When Working Inside Your Computer" on
page 12.
CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your
computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover.
Your Dell™ computer provides slots for up to four 32-bit, 33-MHz cards.
Cards
If you are installing or replacing a card, follow the procedures in the next
section. If you are removing but not replacing a card, see "Removing a Card"
on page 92.
Installing a Card
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section,
follow the steps in "When Working Inside Your Computer" on
page 12.
1
If you are replacing a card, remove the current driver for the card from
the operating system.
2 Shut down the computer (page 33).
NOTICE: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your
computer and then unplug it from the network wall jack.
3
Turn off any attached devices and disconnect them from their
electrical outlets.
4 Disconnect the computer power cable from the wall outlet, and then
press the power button to ground the system board.
5 Open the computer cover (see page 84).
6 Press the lever on the card retention arm and raise the retention arm.