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Processor airflow shroud, Installing the airflow shroud – Dell Precision 470 User Manual

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Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell Precision Workstation 470 and 670 Computers User's Guide

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1. Follow the procedures in "

Removing and Replacing Parts

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2. Press the lever on the card retention arm and raise the retention arm.

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

4. If your card includes a card retention bar, remove the bar.

5. Gently pull back and hold the securing tab, grasp the card by its top corners, and then 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,

contact Dell

.

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 retention arm and press it into place, securing the card(s) in the computer.

NOTICE:

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

8. Close the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then turn them on.

9. Remove the card's driver from the operating system.

10. If you installed a sound card:

a.

Enter system setup

, select Integrated Devices, and then 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.

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

a.

Enter system setup

, select Integrated Devices, and then 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.

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

Processor Airflow Shroud

Installing the Airflow Shroud

CAUTION:

Before you perform this procedure, follow the safety instructions located in the Product

Features Guide.

CAUTION:

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.

1. Follow the procedures in "

Removing and Replacing Parts

."

2. If you have added a second processor to your computer:

a.

Remove the airflow shroud insert.