Expansion-card guide – Dell Precision 330 User Manual

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Expansion-Card Guide

Dell Precision™ WorkStation 330 Systems Service Manual

Desktop Chassis

Removing the expansion-card guide

Removing the Expansion-Card Guide (Desktop Chassis)

1. Turn off the computer and peripherals, disconnect them from their electrical outlets, wait at least 5 seconds, and then

remove the computer cover

Remove the hard-drive bracket

3. Remove all expansion cards.

4. Remove the expansion-card guide:

a. Face the computer from the front.

b. From the outside of the chassis, press in the two tabs on the left side of the card guide.

This will release the left card-guide tabs from the chassis.

c. Rotate the released side of the card guide away from the front chassis wall.

d. With the released side of the card guide away from the chassis wall, pull the card guide back away from the chassis (see the following figure).

Removing the Expansion-Card Guide (Desktop Chassis)

CAUTION:

Before you perform this procedure, see "

Precautionary Measures

NOTICE:

Before disconnecting a peripheral from the system or removing a component from the system board, verify that the standby power indicator on the

system board has turned off. To locate this indicator, see "

System Board Components

" or "

Interior Service Label