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Removing 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
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.
2 Turn off any attached devices and disconnect them from their
electrical outlets.
3 Disconnect the computer power cable from the wall outlet, and then
press the power button to ground the system board.
4 Open the computer cover (see page 84).
5 Press the lever on the card retention arm and raise the retention arm
(see page 88).
6 If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
7 Grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its connector.
8 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 (see page 120).
9 Lower the retention arm and press it into place, securing the card(s) in
the computer.
NOTICE: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network
wall jack and then plug it into the computer.
10
Close the computer cover (see page 107), reconnect the computer and
devices to electrical outlets, and turn them on.
11 Remove the card’s driver from the operating system.