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Expansion-card guide – Dell Precision 220 User Manual

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Expansion-Card Removal

To remove an expansion card, perform the following steps.

1. Remove the

computer cover

.

2. Disconnect any cables connected to the card.

3. Unscrew the mounting bracket of the card you want to remove (see

Figure 7

).

4. Grasp the card by its outside corners, and ease it out of its connector.

5. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty card-slot opening.

Figure 7. Expansion Card Removal

Expansion-Card Guide

Figure 8. Expansion-Card Guide Removal

1 32-bit PCI expansion card

2 32-bit AGP card

CAUTION: Before you remove the computer cover, see "

Precautionary Measures

."

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.

1 Expansion card

2 Expansion-card connector

3 Card edge connector