Removing an expansion card – Dell OptiPlex GX1 User Manual
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9. Connect any cables that should be attached to the card.
See the documentation that came with the card for information about its cable connections.
10.
, and reconnect your computer and peripherals to their electrical outlets
and turn them on.
NOTE: If Enabled, the
option will cause the following message to be displayed
at the next system start-up:
ALERT! Cover was previously removed.
Removing an Expansion Card
CAUTION: To avoid the possibility of electric shock, turn off the computer and any peripherals,
disconnect them from their electrical outlets, and then wait at least 5 seconds before you
remove the computer cover. Also, before you install an expansion card, see "
."
Follow this procedure to remove an expansion card:
1. If you are removing a non-Plug and Play ISA expansion card, enter the ICU and remove the expansion
card from your configuration.
See "
Using the ISA Configuration Utility
" for instructions.
2. Remove the computer cover according to the instructions in "
3. If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
4. Remove the expansion-card cage as instructed in "
Removing the Expansion-Card Cage
."
5. Unscrew the mounting bracket of the card you want to remove.
6. Grasp the card by its outside corners, and ease it out of its connector.
7. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty card-slot
opening.
NOTE: Installing filler brackets over empty card-slot openings is necessary to maintain Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust
and dirt out of your computer.
8. Replace the expansion-card cage in the chassis as instructed in "
."
9.
, and reconnect your computer and peripherals to their electrical outlets
and turn them on.
NOTE: If Enabled, the
option will cause the following message to be displayed
at the next system start-up: