Installing Pci And Pci Express Cards - Dell XPS 430 Service Manual

1 PCI Express x16 card slot 2 PCI Express x16 card
4 PCI Express x1 card 5 PCI Express x1 card slot
NOTICE: Ensure that you release the securing tab to unseat the card. If the card is not removed correctly, the system board may be damaged.
8. If you are removing a PCI Express card, press the securing tab on the card slot to remove the card.
9. 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 (see "Contacting Dell" in the Quick Reference Guide).
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.
10. Push the card retention bracket back into its original position; push the tip of the bracket so the release tab clicks into place.
11. Close the card retention door to secure the card(s).
NOTE: For full-length PCI-E cards, if a "piano" bracket is present on your computer you need to rotate it down into place.
12. Replace the computer cover (see
13. Connect the computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then turn them on.
14. To complete the removal procedure, see
Installing PCI and PCI Express Cards
1. Follow the procedures in Before You
2. Remove the computer cover. See
3. If present on your computer, rotate the lever on the chassis wall upward.
4. Press the two release tabs on the card retention door towards each other and pivot the door open. The door is hinged and remains in the open
position.
5. If your computer includes a card retention bracket to secure the x16 card, press the release tab downward gently and then pivot the bracket upward to
access the card slots.
6. If you are installing a new card, remove the filler bracket to create a card-slot opening, and then go to
7. If you are replacing a card that is already installed in the computer, remove the existing card. See
8. Prepare the card for installation.
See the documentation that came with the card for information on configuring the card, making internal connections, or otherwise customizing it for your
computer.
CAUTION: Some network adapters automatically start the computer when they are connected to a network. To guard against electrical shock, be
sure to unplug your computer from its electrical outlet before installing any cards.
9. If you are installing the card into the x16 card connector, position the card so that the securing slot is aligned with the securing tab.
3 securing tab
Replacing the Computer Cover).
Configuring Your Computer After Removing or Installing PCI and PCI Express
Begin.
Removing the Computer Cover.
Cards.
step 8.
Removing PCI and PCI Express Cards.