Removing and replacing the expansion-card cage – Dell OptiPlex GX1p User Manual
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Table 2. System Board and Riser Board Connectors and Sockets
Removing and Replacing the Expansion-Card Cage
Your Dell computer has a removable expansion-card cage, which greatly simplifies many installation procedures by allowing you to remove the
riser board and all installed expansion cards in a single step.
Removing the Expansion-Card Cage
Use the following procedure to remove the expansion-card cage.
1. Remove the computer cover as instructed in "
2. Check any cables connected to expansion cards through the back-panel openings. Disconnect any cables that will not reach to where the
cage must be placed upon removal from the chassis.
3. Locate the securing lever (see Figure 7). Rotate the lever upward until it stops in an upright position.
Figure 7. Removing the Expansion-Card Cage
Connector or Socket
Description
AMC
ATI multimedia channel
BATTERY
Battery socket
CD_IN
CD-ROM audio interface connector
DIMM_x
DIMM socket
DSKT
Diskette/tape drive interface connector
ENET
NIC connector (optional)
FAN
Microprocessor fan connector
HDLED
Hard-disk drive LED connector (on riser board)
IDEn
EIDE interface connector
INTRUSION
Chassis intrusion switch connector
ISAn*
ISA expansion-card connector (on riser board)
KYBD
Keyboard connector
LINE-IN
Audio line-in jack
LINE-OUT
Audio line-out jack (amplified source)
MIC
Microphone jack
MONITOR
Video connector
MOUSE
Mouse connector
P1
Wakeup On LAN power connector (on riser board)
PANEL
Control panel connector
PARALLEL
Parallel port connector; sometimes referred to as LPT1
PCIn*
PCI expansion-card connector (on riser board)
POWER_1
Main power input connector
POWER_2
3.3-V power input connector
RISER
Riser board connector
SERIALn
Serial port connectors
SLOT1
Pentium II processor SEC cartridge connector
TAPI
Telephony connector
USB
USB connectors
VIDEO_UPGRADE
Video-memory upgrade socket
*
For information on ISA and PCI connectors, see "
Expansion Cards
."
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in your online System User's Guide.
CAUTION: Before you remove the computer cover, see "
."