Dell PowerEdge 1500SC - Manual (Page 35)

Expansion Cards
There are six expansion card slots available. Expansion card slots 1 and 2 reside on the secondary 64-bit/66 MHz bus, card slots 3 and 4, reside on the
primary 64-bit/66 MHz bus, and card slots 5 an 6 reside on the 32-bit/33 MHz bus.
Installing an Expansion Card
1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
2. Remove the right-side cover (see " Removing the Side Covers " in "Troubleshooting Your System").
3. Remove the PCI cooling shroud (see " Removing the PCI Cooling Shroud ").
4. Open the plastic expansion-card latch and remove the expansion-card filler bracket (see Figure 6 -5 ).
a. Press and hold the plastic tab on the back of the chassis.
b. Press the release tab on the latch inside the chassis.
c. Open the expansion-card latch and remove the filler bracket.
d. Ensure that the card guide latch is open if the expansion-card is a full-length card.
5. Install the new expansion card (see Figure 6 -5 ).
a. Position the expansion-card so that the board-edge connector aligns with the expansion-card connector on the system board.
b. Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion-card connector until the card is fully seated.
c. Close the expansion-card latch.
d. Close the card guide latch if the new expansion card is a full-length card.
Figure 6-5. Installing an Expansion Card
6. Connect any cables that should be attached to the card.
See the documentation that came with the card for information about its cable connections.
7. Replace the PCI cooling shroud (see " Installing the PCI Cooling Shroud ").
8. Replace the right-side cover (see " Removing the Side Covers " in "Troubleshooting Your System").
Removing an Expansion Card
1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
2. Remove the right-side cover (see " Removing the Side Covers " in "Troubleshooting Your System").
3. Replace the PCI cooling shroud (see " Removing the PCI Cooling Shroud ").
4. Disconnect any cables connected to the card.
5. To release the expansion card latch, press and hold the clip on the back of the chassis while you press the release tab on the latch inside the chassis,
and then rotate the latch to the open position (see Figure 6 -5 ).
6. Grasp the expansion card by its top corners, and carefully remove it from the expansion-card connector.
7. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty card-slot opening.