NOTE: To meet PC99
requirements, your Dell
computer uses only PCI
slots. ISA cards are not
supported.
If you are installing or replacing a PCI card, follow the procedures in the next section. If you are removing but not replacing a PCI card, skip to "Removing a PCI Card."
If you are installing a new card, remove the filler bracket to create a
empty card-slot opening, then continue with step 10.
If you are replacing a card that is already installed in the computer,
remove the card (see "Removing a PCI Card").
If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card. Grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its connector.
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.
CAUTION: Some network adapters automatically start the computer when they are connected to a network. To guard against electrical shock, be sure to unplug your computer from its electrical outlet before installing any cards. Verify that the standby power light on the system board is off. To locate this light, see "System Board Components."
Place the card on the connector and press down firmly. Ensure 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 Connection
1
bracket within slot
2
bracket caught outside of slot
3
fully seated card
4
not fully seated card
Before you lower the retention arm, ensure that:
The tops of all cards and filler brackets are flush with the alignment bar.
The notch in the top of the card or filler bracket fits around the alignment guide.
Press the arm into place, securing the card(s) in the computer.
Closing the Retention Arm
1
alignment guide
2
alignment bar
3
retention arm
4
filler bracket
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.
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.
Close the computer cover, reconnect the 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:
NOTE: If a setup password has been assigned by someone else, contact
your network administrator for information on resetting the chassis
intrusion detector.
If you installed a sound card:
Enter system setup, select Integrated Devices, and change the
setting for Sound to Off.
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 I/O panel.
If you installed an add-in network adapter:
Enter system setup, select Integrated Devices, and change the
setting for Network Interface Card to Off.
Connect the network cable to the add-in network adapter's
connectors. Do not connect the network cable to the integrated
connector on the I/O panel.
Install any drivers required for the card as described in the card
documentation.
Press the lever on the card retention arm and raise the retention arm.
If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
Grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its connector.
If you are removing the card permanently, install a filler bracket in the
empty card-slot opening.
If you need a filler bracket, contact Dell.
NOTE: Installing filler brackets over empty card-slot openings is
necessary to maintain FCC certification of the computer. The brackets
also keep dust and dirt out of your computer.
Lower the retention arm and press it into place.
NOTICE: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network
wall jack, and then plug it into the computer.
Close the computer cover, reconnect the 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:
NOTE: If a setup password has been assigned by someone else, contact
your network administrator for information on resetting the chassis
intrusion detector.
Remove the card's driver from the operating system.
Lift the tab on the card retention arm and raise the retention arm (see
"Raising the Retention Arm").
Remove the filler bracket.
Slide the card bracket down over the card slot opening, and ensure that
the top of the card bracket is flush with the alignment bar and that the
notch in the top of the card bracket fits around the alignment guide
(see "Closing the Retention Arm").
Attach the serial card cable to the connector on the system board
(labeled SER2).
Installing a Serial Port Adapter
1
SER2 system board connector
2
card bracket
3
serial card cable
4
card slot opening
Lower the retention arm into place, securing the card(s) in the
computer (see "Closing the Retention Arm").
Disconnect the cable from the system board connector.
Lift and remove the card bracket.
If you are removing the card permanently, install a filler bracket in the
empty card-slot opening.
If you need a filler bracket, contact Dell.
NOTE: Installing filler brackets over empty card-slot openings is
necessary to maintain FCC certification of the computer. The brackets
also keep dust and dirt out of your computer.
Lower the retention arm and press it into place.
NOTICE: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network
wall jack, and then plug it into the computer.
Close the computer cover, reconnect the 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:
