Dell PRECISION 530 - Manual (Page 87)

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Removing an Expansion Card
CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, see " Safety First—
For You and Your Computer ."
NOTICE: Before disconnecting a device from the computer, wait 10 to 20
seconds after disconnecting the computer from its electrical outlet. Before
removing a component from the system board, verify that the standby power
light on the system board has turned off. To locate this light, see "
System Board
Components ."
1 Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them from their
electrical outlets, and wait 10 to 20 seconds, lay the computer on its
right side, and open the computer cover .
2 Press the lever on the expansion card retention arm and raise the
retention arm (see " Raising the Expansion Card Retention Arm ").
3 If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
4 Grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its connector.
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 and order part number 81808.
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.
6 Lower the expansion card retention arm and press it into place,
securing the expansion card(s) in the chassis.
7 Close the computer cover .
8 Stand the computer upright.
9 Reconnect the computer and devices to their electrical outlets, and
turn them on.
NOTE: If enabled, the Chassis Intrusion option will cause the following
message to be displayed at the next computer start-up:
ALERT! Cover was previously removed.
Enter system setup and reset the Chassis Intrusion option as
described in your User’s Guide.
10 If you removed a sound card, perform the following steps: