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Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and turn them
on.
Cards
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the
safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide
.
CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from
the electrical outlet before opening the cover.
NOTICE: To prevent static damage to components inside your computer, discharge
static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer’s electronic
components. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface on the
computer.
Expansion Card Support
NOTE: To upgrade to or downgrade from a dual-graphics configuration (with the
graphics riser card), you will need additional parts that can be ordered from Dell.
See "Contacting Dell" on page 287.
In a configuration without dual graphics and the associated graphics riser
card: Your Dell™ computer provides the following slots for PCI and PCI
Express cards:
• One PCI card slot
• One PCI Express x16 card slot
• Three PCI Express x8 card slots (wired as x4)
•Two PCI-X card slots
In a configuration with dual graphics and the associated graphics riser card:
Your Dell™ computer provides the following slots for PCI and PCI Express
cards:
• Two PCI Express x16 card slots (reserved for dual-graphics cards)
• One PCI Express x8 card slot (wired as x4)
•Two PCI-X card slots