Removing A Serial Port Adapter - Dell XPS /Dimension Gen 5 Owner's Manual

3 Remove the filler bracket.
4 Slide the serial port adapter bracket down over the card-slot opening.
NOTE:
are labeled "4" through "6."
5 Before you lower the retention arm, ensure that:
• 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.
6 Press the retention arm into place, securing the card(s) in the computer.
serial port
adapter
7 Attach the serial adapter cable to the SERIAL2 connector on the system board.
8 Close the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then
turn them on.

Removing a Serial Port Adapter

1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 69.
2 Disconnect the serial adapter cable from the SERIAL2 connector on the system board.
3 Raise the retention arm.
4 Lift and remove the adapter bracket.
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Removing and Installing Parts
The serial port adapter should be installed in an used PCI slot. The PCI expansion card slots
SERIAL2
connector
serial adapter
cable
retention arm