Dell OptiPlex GX100 - Manual (Page 34)

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 reconnect your computer and peripherals to their power sources and turn them on.
7. To reset the chassis intrusion detector, enter System Setup and reset Chassis Intrusion to Enabled or Enabled-Silent.
See the online System User's Guide for detailed instructions on the Intrusion detector.
Expansion Card Installation
Figure 27. Expansion Card Installation
CAUTION: Use a wrist grounding strap as explained in " Precautionary Measures ."
NOTE: Installing filler brackets over empty card-slot openings is necessary to maintain Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of your computer.
NOTE: After you remove and replace the cover, the chassis intrusion detector will cause the following message to be displayed at
the next system start-up:
ALERT! Cover was previously removed.
NOTE: If a setup password has been assigned by someone else, contact your network administrator for information on resetting
the chassis intrusion detector.
1 Expansion-card cage
2 Card-edge connector
3 Expansion card
4 Riser board
5 Expansion-card connector
CAUTION: Use a wrist grounding strap as explained in " Precautionary Measures ."