Removing and Installing Parts
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Removing a PCI Express Card
1
Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 61.
2
Press the lever on the card retention arm and raise the retention arm.
3
If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
4
If your card includes a retention mechanism, remove the top of the retention mechanism by
pressing the tab and pulling up on the top.
5
Gently pull back the securing tab, grasp the card by its top corners, and then ease it out of its
connector.
6
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 123).
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.
7
Lower the retention arm and press it into place, securing the card(s) in the computer.
NOTICE:
To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack and then plug it into
the computer.
8
Close the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then
turn them on.
9
Remove the card’s driver from the operating system.
10
If you removed an add-in network connector:
a
Enter system setup (see page 114), select
Network Controller
, and then change the
setting to
On
.
b
Connect the network cable to the integrated connector on the back panel of the
computer.
11
Install any drivers required for the card as described in the card documentation.
