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Pci express cards – Dell Dimension 4700 User Manual

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9.

If you removed an add-in network connector:

a.

 

Enter

system setup

, select Network Controller, and then change the setting to On.

b.

 

Connect the network cable to the integrated connector on the computer back panel.

 

PCI Express Cards

Your computer supports one PCI Express x16 card and one PCI Express x1 card.

If you are installing or replacing a PCI Express card, follow the procedures in the next section. If you are removing but not replacing a PCI Express card, see
"

Removing a PCI Express Card

."

If you are replacing a card, remove the current driver for the card from the operating system.

If you are installing or replacing a PCI card, see "

Installing a PCI Card

."

 

Installing a PCI Express Card

 

1.

Follow the procedures in "

Before You Begin

."


 

2.

If you are installing a new card, unscrew and remove the filler bracket to create a card-slot opening. Then continue with

step 4

.

 

3.

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. If your card includes a retention mechanism, remove the top of the retention mechanism by
pressing the tab and pulling up on the top. Gently pull the securing tab, grasp the card by its top corners, and then ease it out of its connector.