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Dell Precision™ Workstation 370 User's Guide
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located 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.
Your Dell™ computer provides the following slots for PCI and PCI Express cards:
x16 card slot
x1 card slot
PCI Cards
If you are installing or replacing a card, follow the procedures in the next section. If you are removing but not replacing a
card, see "
If you are replacing a card, remove the current driver for the card from the operating system.
If you are installing or replacing a PCI Express card, see "
Installing a PCI Card
NOTE:
For your Dell Precision 370 desktop computer, Dell offers a customer kit for Audigy II and IEEE 1394 PCI add-
in-cards that includes a cable to connect the card to the I/O panel that enables the front mounted IEEE 1394
connector. You will need to remove the plug on the front of the computer, by grasping the sides of the plug and pulling
the plug straight out. For more information about connecting the card cable to the I/O panel, see
1. Follow the procedures in "
2. Press the lever on the card retention arm and raise the retention arm.