Dell OptiPlex GX1p User Manual

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Installing System Board Options

: Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX1 and GX1p Mini Tower Managed 

PC Systems

Overview

This chapter describes how to install the following options:

l

Industry-Standard Architecture (ISA) and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) expansion cards

l

System memory

l

Video memory (GX1 only)

l

Microprocessor

This chapter also includes instructions for replacing the

system battery

, if necessary.

Use Figure 1 to locate the system board features.

Figure 1. System Board Features

Expansion Cards

Expansion cards are installed on the computer's riser board (see

Figure 3

). The riser board plugs into the RISER connector on the system board

(see

Figure 1

) and is considered an extension of the system board.

The system accommodates up to seven expansion cards, which can be a mix of 32-bit PCI expansion cards and 8- and 16-bit ISA expansion
cards. (See

Figure 2

for examples of ISA and PCI expansion cards.)

Figure 2. Expansion Cards

Overview

Adding Video Memory (OptiPlex GX1 Only)

Expansion Cards

Upgrading the Microprocessor

Adding Memory

Replacing the System Battery

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