Dell Dimension 4500 User Manual

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A d d i n g Pa r t s

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7

If you are installing a new card, remove the filler bracket to create a
card-slot opening. Then continue with step 9.

8

If you are replacing a card that is already installed in the computer,
remove the card (see page 74).

If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card. Grasp the
card by its top corners, and ease it out of its connector.

9

Prepare the card for installation.

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

10

Place the card in the connector and press down firmly. Make sure that
the card is fully seated in the slot.

If the card is full-length, insert the end of the card into the card guide
bracket as you lower the card toward its connector on the system
board. Insert the card firmly into the card connector on the system
board.

card

edge
connector

card
connector

card retention arm

tab

filler bracket

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