Serial port adapters, Installing a serial port adapter – Dell OptiPlex GX260 User Manual
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6. Reconnect any cables that you removed in
7. Connect any cables that should be attached to the card.
See the documentation for the card for information about the card's cable connections.
NOTICE:
Do not route card cables over or behind the cards. Cables routed over the cards can prevent the computer
cover from closing properly or cause damage to the equipment.
8. Close the computer cover.
9.
Attach the computer stand (optional).
NOTICE:
To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack, and then plug it into the
computer.
10. Connect your computer and devices to their electrical outlets, and turn them on.
After you open and close the cover, the chassis intrusion detector, if enabled, causes the following message to appear
on the screen at the next computer start-up:
ALERT! Cover was previously removed.
11.
Reset the chassis intrusion detector
by changing Chassis Intrusion to Enabled or Enabled-Silent.
NOTE:
If a setup password has been assigned by someone else, contact your network administrator for
information on resetting the chassis intrusion detector.
12. If you installed a sound card:
a.
, select Integrated Devices, and change the setting for Sound to Off.
b. Connect external audio devices to the sound card's connectors. Do not connect external audio devices to the
microphone, speaker/headphone, or line-in connectors on the back panel.
13. If you installed an add-in network adapter:
a.
, select Integrated Devices and change the setting for Network Interface Card to Off.
b. Connect the network cable to the add-in network adapter's connectors. Do not connect the network cable to the
integrated connector on the back panel.
14. Install any drivers required for the card as described in the card documentation.
Serial Port Adapters
Installing a Serial Port Adapter
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the steps in "
."
CAUTION:
To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before
opening the cover.
1. Perform an orderly computer shutdown using the operating system menu.