Pci express cards, Pci express x16 card, Removing a pci card from the card cage – Dell OptiPlex GX280 User Manual

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integrated connector on the back panel.

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

Removing a PCI Card from the Card Cage

1. Follow the procedures in "

2. Remove the card cage (see

of the previous procedure).

3. Press in on the tab to raise the card retention lever.

4. If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.

5. Grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its connector.

6. If you are removing the card permanently, install a filler bracket in the empty card-slot opening.

If you need a filler bracket,

NOTE:

Installing filler brackets over empty card-slot openings is necessary to maintain FCC certification of the

computer. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of your computer.

7. Lower the card retention lever and press it into place.

8. Replace the card cage (see

of the previous procedure).

9. Replace the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to electrical outlets, and turn them on.

After you open and close the cover, the chassis intrusion detector, if installed and enabled, causes the following

message to appear on the screen at the next computer start-up:

ALERT! Cover was previously removed.

10.

by changing Chassis Intrusion to On or On-Silent.

NOTE:

If an admin password has been assigned by someone else, contact your network administrator for information

on resetting the chassis intrusion detector.

11. Uninstall the card's driver.

12. If you removed a sound card:

, select Audio Controller, and change the setting to On.

b. Connect external audio devices to the audio connectors on the computer back panel.

13. If you removed an add-in network connector:

, select Network Controller, and 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 half-height PCI Express x16 card.

If you are installing or replacing a PCI Express x16 card, see "

," or if you are removing the

card, see "