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Installing a pci/pci express card – Dell Inspiron 530 User Manual

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Removing and Installing Parts

Installing a PCI/PCI Express Card

1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 105.
2 Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 107.

3 Remove the screw holding the card retention bracket.
4 Lift the card retention bracket and set it aside in a secure place.
5 If you are installing a new card, remove the filler bracket to create a

cardslot opening.

6 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.

For PCI card, grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its
connector.

For PCI Express card, pull the securing tab, grasp the card by its top
corners, and then ease it out of its connector.

NOTE:

The position of the card shown in the illustration is indicative and may vary

from the original.

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card retention bracket

2

filler bracket

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2

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