Dell OptiPlex GX100 Service Manual page 14

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See the documentation that came with the expansion card for information on configuring the card, making internal connections, or otherwise
customizing it for your system.
2. Remove the screw and remove the metal filler bracket that covers the card-slot opening for the expansion-card slot you intend to use (see
Figure 21).
Save the screw to use when installing the expansion card later in this procedure.
Figure 21. Filler Bracket Removal
3. Insert the expansion card into the expansion-card connector.
If the expansion card is full-length, insert the front end of the card into the corresponding card guide on the inside front of the chassis as you
insert the card into its connector. Insert the card's edge connector firmly into the expansion-card slot.
4. When the card is firmly seated in the connector, secure the card's mounting bracket to the chassis with the screw you removed in
5. Connect any cables that should be attached to the card.
See the documentation for the card for information about the card's cable connections.
6.
Replace the computer
cover, and reconnect your computer and peripherals to their power sources and turn them on.
NOTE: After you remove and replace the cover, the chassis intrusion detector will cause the following message to be
displayed at the next system start-up:
ALERT! Cover was previously removed.
7. To reset the chassis intrusion detector, enter System Setup and reset Chassis Intrusion to Enabled or Enabled-Silent.
See the User's Guide for detailed information on the chassis intrusion detector.
NOTE: If a setup password has been assigned by someone else, contact your network administrator for information on resetting the
chassis intrusion detector.
DIMMs
Figure 22. DIMM Removal
CAUTION: Use a wrist grounding strap as explained in
To remove a DIMM, perform the following steps:
1. Push outward on the two DIMM socket ejectors simultaneously until the DIMM is released from its socket.
2. Lift the DIMM away from the socket.
To install a DIMM, press the DIMM fully into the socket while closing the ejectors to lock the DIMM into the socket (see Figure 23).
Figure 23. DIMM Installation
1 Filler bracket
1 Ejectors (2)
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