Drives, Removing an agp card, Installing an agp card – Dell Dimension 8250 User Manual

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Your Dell™ computer provides a connector for an AGP card.

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Shut down the computer through the Start menu.

2.

 

Turn off any attached devices and disconnect them from their electrical outlets.

3.

 

Disconnect the computer power cable from the wall outlet, and then press the power button to ground the system board.

4.

 

Open the computer cover

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Removing an AGP Card

1.

 

Remove the filler bracket by raising the hinged lever and sliding the bracket up.

2.

 

Press the card lever toward the PCI connector.

3.

 

Pull the card up and out of the card clip.

Installing an AGP Card

1.

 

To add or replace the card, press the card lever toward the PCI connector and gently press the card into the AGP connector until it clicks into place.

2.

 

Release the card lever, ensuring that the tab fits into the notch on the front end of the card.

3.

 

Secure the card by lowering the hinged lever on the back panel.

4.

 

Close the computer cover

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5.

 

Connect the monitor cable to the card's video connector.

6.

 

Connect your computer and devices to electrical outlets, and turn them on.

Drives

Your computer supports:

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Two hard drives

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Two floppy or optional Zip drives

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Two CD or DVD drives

NOTICE:

To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer and then unplug it from the network wall jack.

NOTICE:

To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack and then plug it into the computer.

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