Expansion cards – Dell OptiPlex GX200 User Manual

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Expansion Cards

Each GX200 chassis can accommodate 32-bit PCI expansion cards and 16-bit and 8-bit ISA expansion cards, depending on the installed riser
board. See Figure 26 for examples of the expansion cards. 

Figure 26. Expansion Cards

Expansion Card Removal

To remove an expansion card, perform the following steps:

1.

Remove the computer cover

.

2. If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.

3. Remove the screw from the mounting bracket of the card you want to remove.
4. Grasp the card by its outside corners, and ease it out of its connector.

5. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty card-slot opening.

6.

Replace the computer cover

and

reset the chassis intrusion detector

.

Expansion Card Installation

Figure 27. Expansion Card Installation

MONITOR

Video connector

MOUSE

Mouse connector

PANEL

Control panel connector

PARALLEL

Parallel port connector; sometimes referred to as LPT1

PCIn*

PCI expansion-card connector

POWER_1

Main power input connector

POWER_2

3.3-V power input connector

RISER

Riser board connector

SERIALn

Serial port connector

SLOT1_PRI

Primary microprocessor connector

USB

USB connectors

1 8-bit ISA expansion card

2 16-bit ISA expansion card

3 32-bit PCI expansion card

NOTE: Installing filler brackets over empty card-slot openings is necessary to maintain Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) certification of the system and keep dust and dirt out of your computer.

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