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Removing and Installing Parts 123
NOTICE: Ensure that you release the securing tab to unseat the card. If the card is
not removed correctly, the system board may be damaged.
6
Release the securing tab on the card slot to unseat the card.
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 (see "Contacting Dell" on page 200).
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
Reseat the card retention mechanism in the tabs and pivot downward to
snap it into place.
9
Close the card retention door to snap it into place, securing the card(s).
NOTICE: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network device
and then plug the cable into the computer.
NOTE: For full-length PCI-E cards, if a "piano" bracket is present on your
computer you need to rotate it down into place.
10
Replace the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to
electrical outlets, and then turn them on.
11
Remove the card driver from the operating system.
12
If you removed a sound card:
a
Enter system setup, select
Integrated Audio Controller
, and then
change the setting to
On
.
b
Connect external audio devices to the integrated audio connectors on
the back panel of the computer.
13
If you removed an add-in network connector:
a
Enter system setup, select
Integrated NIC Controller
, and then
change the setting to
On
.
b
Connect the network cable to the integrated connector on the back
panel of the computer.
NOTE: Install
any drivers required for the card as described in the card
documentation.
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