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Removing and Installing Parts
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Removing a PCI Card
1
Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 43.
2
If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
3
Remove the securing screw from the card bracket.
4
Grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its connector.
5
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 (see page 91).
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.
NOTICE:
To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack and then plug it into
the computer.
6
Close the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then
turn them on.
7
Remove the card’s driver from the operating system.
8
If you removed a sound card:
a
Enter system setup (see page 82), select
Audio Controller
, and then change the setting
to
On
.
b
Connect external audio devices to the audio connectors on the computer back panel.
9
If you removed an add-in network connector:
a
Enter system setup (see page 82), select
Network Controller
, and then change the setting
to
On
.
b
Connect the network cable to the integrated connector on the computer back panel.
Front Panel
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions
located in the
Product Information Guide
.
CAUTION:
To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet
before opening the cover.
Removing the Front Panel
1
Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 43.
2
Remove the computer cover (see page 49).
