Dell Vostro 400 Owner's Manual page 122

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5 If you are replacing a card that is already installed in the computer, remove
the card.
If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
For PCI card, grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its
connector.
For PCI Express card, pull 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.
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 Replace the card retention bracket, ensuring that:
The guide clamp is aligned with the guide notch.
The tops of all cards and filler brackets are flush with the alignment
bar.
The notch in the top of the card or filler bracket fits around the
alignment guide.
8 Fix the card retention bracket by replacing and tightening the screw.
NOTICE:
and then plug it into the computer.
9 Replace the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to
electrical outlets, and then turn them on.
10 Remove the card's driver from the operating system.
11 If you removed a sound card:
Enter system setup (see "System Setup" on page 174), go to Onboard
a
Devices and select Integrated Audio, and then change the setting
to On.
Connect external audio devices to the audio connectors on the back
b
panel of the computer. See "Back Panel Connectors" on page 20.
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Removing and Installing Parts
To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network device

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