Dell OptiPlex GX110 User Manual

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Figure 23. Expansion Card Installation

To install an expansion card, perform the following steps:

1. Prepare the expansion card for installation, and

remove the computer cover

.


See the documentation that came with the expansion card for information on configuring the card, making internal connections, or otherwise
customizing it for your system.

2. Remove the screw and remove the metal filler bracket that covers the card-slot opening for the expansion slot you intend to use (see Figure

24).

Save the screw to use when installing the expansion card later in this procedure.

Figure 24. Filler Bracket Removal

3. Insert the expansion card into the expansion-card connector.


If the expansion card is full-length, insert the front end of the card into the corresponding card guide on the inside front of the chassis as you
insert the card into its connector. Insert the card's edge connector firmly into the expansion-card slot.

4. When the card is firmly seated in the connector, secure the card's mounting bracket to the chassis with the screw you removed in

step 2

.

5. Connect any cables that should be attached to the card.


See the documentation for the card for information about the card's cable connections.

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 during the system's POST. In the Chassis Intrusion option, press the left- or

right-arrow key to select Reset, and then choose Enabled, Enabled-Silent, or Disabled (see your User's Guide for instructions).

1 Expansion card

2 Card-edge connector

3 Riser board

4 Expansion-card connector

5 Expansion-card cage

CAUTION: Use a wrist grounding strap as explained in "

Precautionary Measures

."

CAUTION: Some network cards automatically start up the system when they are connected. To
guard against electrical shock, be sure to unplug your computer from its electrical outlet before
installing any expansion cards

1 Filler bracket

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.

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