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Dell DX6000 User Manual

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Installing System Components

1 Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation.

For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.

2 Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect

the system from the electrical outlet.

3 Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 83.
4 Open the expansion-card guide latch and remove the filler bracket at the

back of the system. See Figure 3-21.

NOTE:

Keep this bracket in case you need to remove the expansion card.

Filler brackets must be installed over empty expansion-card slots to maintain

FCC certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the

system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.

5 Install the expansion card:

a

If the expansion card is 24.13 cm (9.5 in), align its front edge with the

front card guide. See Figure 3-21.

b

Position the expansion card so that the card-edge connector aligns

with the expansion-card connector on the expansion-card riser board.

c

Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the PCIe card connector

until the card is fully seated.

d

When the card is seated in the connector, close the expansion-card

latch. See Figure 3-21.

6 Connect any expansion-card cables for the new card.

See the documentation that came with the card for information about its

cable connections.

7 Close the system. See "Closing the System" on page 83.
8 Reconnect your system and peripherals to their electrical outlets, and turn

on the system.