CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow
the safety
instructions.
CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover.
Your Dell™ computer provides slots for up to two 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI cards, or one PCI card and one serial port adapter.
PCI Cards
NOTE: Your Dell computer uses only PCI slots. ISA cards are not supported.
If you are installing or replacing a card, follow the procedures in the next section. If you are removing but not replacing a card, skip to "Removing a PCI Card."
If you are replacing a card, remove the current driver for the card from the operating system.
Check any cables connected to cards through the back-panel openings. Disconnect any
cables that will not reach the card cage once they are removed from the computer.
Gently pull on the handle and lift the card cage up and away from the computer.
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card cage
2
handle
If you are installing a new card, remove the filler bracket to create an empty card-slot opening.
If you are replacing a card that is already installed in the computer, remove the 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.
Insert the card into the card connector.
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 riser board.
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lever
5
card-edge connector
2
retention arm
6
card connector
3
filler bracket
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riser board
4
card
8
card cage
Lower the retention arm and press it into place, securing the card(s) in the computer.
Replace the card cage:
Align the tabs in the side of the card cage with the slots on the side of the computer, and
slide the card cage down into place.
Ensure that the riser board is fully seated in the connector on the system board.
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card cage
2
tabs (2)
3
slots (2)
Reconnect any cables that you removed in step 1 in the previous procedure.
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: 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.
NOTICE: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack, and then plug it into
the computer.
Connect your 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 back
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 back panel.
Install any drivers required for the card as described in the card documentation.
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.
Serial Port Adapters
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow
the safety instructions.
CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover.
Remove the card cage (see step 1 in the first procedure).
Press the lever on the retention arm and raise the retention arm.
Remove the filler bracket.
Slide the adapter bracket down over the card slot opening, and lower the retention arm,
securing the adapter bracket.
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retention arm
2
filler bracket
3
card bracket
Route the serial card cable under the card cage, and attach the cable to the connector on the
system board (labeled SER2).
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serial card system board connector (SER2)
2
serial adapter cable
3
card cage
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:
NOTICE: If a setup password has been assigned by someone else, contact your network
administrator for information on resetting the chassis intrusion detector.
Removing a Serial Port Adapter
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow
the safety instructions.
CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover.
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.
