Serial port adapters, Installing a serial port adapter – Dell OptiPlex GX260 User Manual

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6. Reconnect any cables that you removed in

7. Connect any cables that should be attached to the card.

See the documentation for the card for information about the card's cable connections.

NOTICE:

Do not route card cables over or behind the cards. Cables routed over the cards can prevent the computer

cover from closing properly or cause damage to the equipment.

8. Close the computer cover.

NOTICE:

To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack, and then plug it into the

computer.

10. Connect your computer and devices to their electrical outlets, and turn them on.

After you open and close the cover, the chassis intrusion detector, if enabled, causes the following message to appear

on the screen at the next computer start-up:

ALERT! Cover was previously removed.

11.

by changing Chassis Intrusion to Enabled or Enabled-Silent.

NOTE:

If a setup password has been assigned by someone else, contact your network administrator for

information on resetting the chassis intrusion detector.

12. If you installed a sound card:

, select Integrated Devices, and change the setting for Sound to Off.

b. Connect external audio devices to the sound card's connectors. Do not connect external audio devices to the

microphone, speaker/headphone, or line-in connectors on the back panel.

13. If you installed an add-in network adapter:

, select Integrated Devices and change the setting for Network Interface Card to Off.

b. Connect the network cable to the add-in network adapter's connectors. Do not connect the network cable to the

integrated connector on the back panel.

14. Install any drivers required for the card as described in the card documentation.

Serial Port Adapters

Installing a Serial Port Adapter

CAUTION:

Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the steps in "

CAUTION:

To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before

opening the cover.

1. Perform an orderly computer shutdown using the operating system menu.