Removing an expansion card – Dell PRECISION 530 User Manual

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Stand the computer upright.

13

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 system start-up:

ALERT! Cover was previously removed.

14

If you installed a sound card, perform the following steps:

a

Enter

system setup

, select Integrated Devices and change the

setting for Sound to Off.

b

Connect external audio devices to the sound card’s connectors.

Do not connect external audio devices to the microphone,

speaker/headphone, or line-in connectors on the computer back

panel (see "

Back-Panel Features

").

15

If you installed an add-in network adapter, perform the following steps:

a

Enter

system setup

, select Integrated Devices and change the

setting for Network Interface Card to Off.

b

Connect the network cable to the add-in network adapter’s

connectors. Do not connect the network cable to the integrated

connector on the computer back panel (see "

Back-Panel

Features

").

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

" or the interior service label.

1

Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them from their

electrical outlets, and wait 10 to 20 seconds.

2

Lay the computer down on its right side.

3

Open the computer cover

.

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