Dell OptiPlex GX1p User Manual
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5. Install the expansion card.
Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion-card connector on the riser board. Gently rock the card into the connector until the
card is fully seated (see Figure 5).
Figure 5. Installing an Expansion Card
6. When the card is firmly seated in the connector and the card-mounting bracket is flush with the brackets on either side of it,
secure the bracket with the screw you removed in step 4.
7. If you are installing an optional Wakeup On LAN network card, attach the three-wire power cable that came with the card to the
P1 connector on the riser board (see
) and to the network interface controller (NIC) card.
8. Replace the expansion-card cage in the chassis as instructed in "
Replacing the Expansion-Card Cage
."
9. Connect any cables that should be attached to the card.
See the documentation that came with the card for information about its cable connections.
10.
Replace the computer cover
, and reconnect your computer and peripherals to their electrical outlets and turn them on.
Removing an Expansion Card
Follow this procedure to remove an expansion card:
1. If you are removing a non-Plug and Play ISA expansion card, enter the ICU and remove the expansion card from your
configuration.
See "
Using the ISA Configuration Utility
" for instructions.
2. Remove the computer cover according to the instructions in "
Removing the Computer Cover
."
3. If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
4. Remove the expansion-card cage as instructed in "
Removing the Expansion-Card Cage
."
5. Unscrew the mounting bracket of the card you want to remove.
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.
CAUTION: To avoid the possibility of electric shock, turn off the computer and any peripherals, disconnect them from their
electrical outlets, and then wait at least 5 seconds before you remove the computer cover. Also, before you install an
expansion card, see "
Safety First
— For You and Your Computer
."