Removing and Installing Parts: Dell Dimension 9150 Service Manual
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15. If a card retention mechanism is present on your computer, reseat it in its tabs, and rotate it down until it snaps into
place.
16. If a "piano" bracket (for full-length PCI-E cards) is present on your computer, rotate it down into place.
NOTICE:
To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network port or device and then plug the cable into
the computer.
17. Replace the
computer cover
, reconnect the computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then turn them on.
18. If you removed or installed a sound card or a network adapter, see "
Network Adapter and Sound Card Settings
."
19. Add or remove drivers:
a. If you removed a card, remove the current driver for the card from the operating system.
b. If you installed a card, install any drivers required for the card as described in the card documentation.
Network Adapter and Sound Card Settings
If you installed a sound card:
1. Enter
system setup
, select
Integrated Audio Controller
, and then change the setting to
Off
.
2. Connect external audio devices to the sound card connectors. Do not connect external audio devices to the microphone,
speaker/headphone, or line-in connectors on the back panel.
If you removed a sound card:
1. Enter
system setup
, select
Integrated Audio Controller
, and then change the setting to
On
.
2. Connect external audio devices to the audio connectors on the back panel of the computer.
If you installed an add-in network adapter and want to disable the integrated network adapter:
1. Enter
system setup
, select
Integrated NIC Controller,
and then change the setting to
Off
.
2. Connect the network cable to the add-in network adapter connectors. Do not connect the network cable to the
integrated connector on the back panel.
