Dell XPS/Dimension XPS Gen 5 User Manual

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Removing and Installing Parts

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8 Press the retention arm into place, securing the card(s) in the computer.

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.

9 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:

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

the computer.

10 Close the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then

turn them on.

11 If you installed an add-in network adapter and you want to disable the integrated network

adapter:

a

Enter system setup (see page 127), select Integrated Devices, and then 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.

12 Install any drivers required for the card as described in the card documentation.

Removing a PCI Card

1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 69.
2 Press the lever on the card retention arm and raise the retention arm.
3 If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
4 Grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its connector.

alignment bar

alignment guide

retention arm

filler bracket

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