Dell OptiPlex GX520 User Manual

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5.

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

.

 

6.

Snap the card retention latch into place.

 

7.

Replace the computer cover

.


 

8.

Uninstall the card's driver. See the documentation that came with the card for instructions.

 

9.

If you removed a sound card:

a.

 

Enter system setup

, select Audio Controller, and change the setting to On.

b.

 

Connect external audio devices to the audio connectors on the computer back panel.

 

10.

If you removed a network adapter card:

a.

 

Enter system setup

, select Network Controller, and change the setting to On.

b.

 

Connect the network cable to the integrated network connector on the back panel of the computer.

 

Installing a PCI Card in the Riser-Card Cage

 

1.

Follow the procedures in "

Before You Begin

."


 

2.

If applicable, remove the card installed in the PCI3 connector on the system board.

 

3.

Remove the riser-card cage:

a.

 

Check any cables connected to cards through the back-panel openings. Disconnect any cables that will not reach the riser-card cage once they

are removed from the computer.

b.

 

Gently pull on the handle and lift the riser-card cage up and away from the computer.

1

release tab

4

card-edge connector

2

card retention latch

5

card connector

3

card

 

 

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.

NOTICE:

To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack and then plug it into the computer.

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