NOTICE: Before disconnecting a device from the computer, wait 10 to 20
seconds after disconnecting the computer from its electrical outlet. Before
removing a component from the system board, verify that the standby power
light on the system board has turned off. To locate this light, see your
computer's illustration in "System Board Components."
If you are replacing an expansion card, remove the current driver for
the expansion card from the operating system.
Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them from their
electrical outlets, and wait 10 to 20 seconds.
If you are installing a new expansion card, remove the filler bracket for
an empty card-slot opening. Then continue with step 6.
If you are replacing an expansion card that is already installed in the
computer, remove the expansion 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 new expansion card for installation.
See the documentation that came with the expansion 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 expansion cards and verify that the standby power light on the system board has turned off. To locate this light, see your computer's illustration in "System Board Components."
Insert the expansion card into the expansion-card connector and press
down firmly. Make sure the card is fully seated in the slot.
Expansion Card Connection
1
bracket is incorrectly seated outside of slot
2
bracket is correctly seated within slot
3
card is correctly seated in connector
4
card is incorrectly seated in connector
As you lower the retention arm, make sure that all expansion cards and
filler brackets are flush with the alignment bar. Press the arm into
place, securing the expansion card(s) in the computer.
Lower the expansion card retention arm and press it into place,
securing the expansion card(s) in the computer.
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 expansion card cables over or behind the expansion
cards. Cables routed over the expansion cards can prevent the computer cover
from closing properly or cause damage to the equipment.
Reconnect the computer and devices to their electrical outlets, and
turn them on.
Enter system setup and enable the new expansion card.
NOTE: If enabled, the
ChassisIntrusion option
will cause the following
message to be displayed
at the next computer
start-up: Alert!
Cover was
previously
removed. Reset the
chassis intrusion detector.
If you installed a sound card, perform the following steps:
Enter system setup, select Integrated Devices (LegacySelect) 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 computer back
panel (see "Inside Your Computer").
If you installed an add-in network adapter, perform the following steps:
Enter system setup, select Integrated Devices (LegacySelect) 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 computer back panel (see "Inside Your
Computer").
Install appropriate drivers for the expansion card.
NOTICE: Before disconnecting a device from the computer, wait 10 to 20
seconds after disconnecting the computer from its electrical outlet. Before
removing a component from the system board, verify that the standby power
light on the system board has turned off. To locate this light, see your
computer's illustration in "System Board Components."
Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them from their
electrical outlets, and wait 10 to 20 seconds.
Press the lever on the expansion card retention arm and raise the
retention arm (see the expansion card retention arm illustration for
your computer).
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 expansion card retention arm and press it into place,
securing the expansion card(s) in the computer.
Reconnect the computer and devices to their electrical outlets, and
turn them on.
Uninstall the expansion card driver from the operating system.
NOTE: If enabled, the
ChassisIntrusion option
will cause the following
message to be displayed
at the next computer
start-up: ALERT!
Cover was
previously
removed.Reset the
chassis intrusion detector.
Enter system setup and disable the expansion card.
If you removed a sound card, perform the following steps:
Enter system setup, select Integrated Devices, and change the
setting for Sound to On.
Connect external audio devices to the audio connectors on the
computer back panel (see "Inside Your Computer").
If you removed an add-in network adapter, perform the following steps:
Enter system setup, select Integrated Devices (LegacySelect) and
change the setting for Network Interface Card to On.
Connect the network cable to the integrated connector on the
computer back panel (see "Inside Your Computer").
Remove the filler bracket by raising the hinged lever and sliding the
bracket up.
On the small desktop computer, press the indentation with your thumb at an angle toward the system board until you release the tab. Continue holding the lever and pull the lever up.
