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Expansion Cards: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Small-Form-Factor System User's Guide

Expansion Cards: Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX1 Small-Form-Factor System User's Guide

	Overview		Installing an Expansion Card
	Riser Board		Removing an Expansion Card

Overview

The OptiPlex GX1 small-form-factor chassis accommodates up to two 32-bit Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) half-length expansion cards. See Figure 1 for an example of a PCI expansion card.

Figure 1. 32-Bit PCI Expansion Card

Riser Board

The small-form-factor chassis riser board has two PCI expansion-card connectors (see Figure 2).

Figure 2. Small-Form-Factor Chassis Riser Board

1	Auxiliary power indicator (AUX_LED)
2	Remote Wakeup header (WOL)
3	PCI expansion-card connector 1 (PCI1)
4	PCI expansion-card connector 2 (PCI2)

Installing an Expansion Card

To install an expansion card, perform the following steps.

CAUTION: To avoid the possibility of electric shock, turn off the computer and any peripherals, disconnect them from electrical outlets, and then wait at least 5 seconds before you remove the computer cover. Also, before removing the computer cover, see the other precautions in "Safety First—For You and Your Computer."

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.

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.

Remove the expansion-card cage.

Unscrew and remove the metal filler bracket that covers the card-slot opening for the expansion-card connector you intend to use (see Figure 3).

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

Figure 3. Removing the Filler Bracket

Insert the expansion card into the expansion-card connector.

Insert the card's edge connector firmly into the expansion-card connector.

Gently rock the card into the connector until it is fully seated (see Figure 4).

Figure 4. Installing an Expansion Card

1	Expansion card
2	Card-edge connector
3	Riser board
4	Expansion-card connector
5	Expansion-card cage

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.

Connect any cables that should be attached to the card.

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

Replace the expansion-card cage.

Replace the computer cover, and reconnect your computer and peripherals to their electrical outlets and turn them on.

NOTE: If Enabled, the Chassis Intrusion option will cause the following message to be displayed at the next system start-up:

ALERT! Cover was previously removed.

Removing an Expansion Card

To remove an expansion card, perform the following steps.

Remove the computer cover.

If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
Unscrew the mounting bracket of the card you want to remove.
Grasp the card by its outside corners, and ease it out of its connector.
If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty card-slot opening.

NOTE: You must install filler brackets over empty card-slot openings to maintain Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of your computer.

Replace the computer cover, and reconnect your computer and peripherals to their electrical outlets and turn them on.

NOTE: If Enabled, the Chassis Intrusion option will cause the following message to be displayed at the next system start-up:

ALERT! Cover was previously removed.

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