Serial port adapters, Removing a pci express x16 card – Dell OptiPlex GX280 User Manual
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13. Install any drivers required for the card as described in the card documentation.
Removing a PCI Express x16 Card
1. Follow the procedures in "
2. If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
3. Remove the card as instructed in
4. 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.
5. Lower the retention arm and press it into place.
NOTICE:
To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack and then plug it into the computer.
6. Close 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.
7.
Reset the chassis intrusion detector
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.
8. Uninstall the card's driver.
9. If you removed a sound card:
a.
, select Audio Controller, and change the setting to On.
b. Connect external audio devices to the audio connectors on the computer back panel.
10. If you removed an add-in network connector:
a.
, select Network Controller, and change the setting to On.
Serial Port Adapters
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide.
NOTICE:
To prevent static damage to components inside your computer, discharge static electricity from your body
before you touch any of your computer's electronic components. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface
on the computer chassis.
NOTE:
The serial port adapter for your small-desktop computer also includes two PS/2 connectors.