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Video Memory: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Small-Form-Factor System User's Guide
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Video Memory: Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX1 Small-Form-Factor System
User's Guide
You can upgrade video memory from 4 to 8 megabytes (MB) by installing a video-memory upgrade module.
Upgrading the video memory increases video performance and allows you to use video modes for
application programs that require high resolutions and many colors.
To upgrade the video memory, perform the following steps.
CAUTION: To avoid the possibility of electric shock, turn off the computer and any peripherals,
disconnect them from electrical outlets, and then wait at least 5 seconds before you remove
the computer cover. Also, before removing the computer cover, see the other precautions in
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Safety First—For You and Your Computer ."
1. Remove the computer cover .
2. To access the video-memory upgrade socket (labeled "VIDEO_UPGRADE") on the system board,
remove the expansion-card cage .
3. Orient the module as shown in Figure 1 . Then install it in the socket.
Video memory modules are keyed, or designed to fit in the socket in only one direction.
The socket on the system board is notched so that the video memory module can be firmly
seated only one way.
a. Align the video memory module's edge connector with the slot in the center of the socket.
b. Press the video memory module's edge connector firmly into the socket.
c. Pivot the module down until it clicks into place.
d. If you do not hear a sharp click, you should remove the module and reinstall it.
Figure 1. Installing Video Memory
1 Edge connector
2 Video memory module
3 Video memory socket