Replacing Pci Express Cards - Dell XPS 8300 Service Manual

7 If you are removing the card permanently, install a filler bracket in the
empty card-slot opening.
NOTE:
maintain FCC certification of the computer. The brackets also keep dust and
dirt out of your computer.

Replacing PCI Express Cards

1 Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 13.
2 Prepare the card for installation.
See the documentation that shipped with the card for information on
configuring the card, making internal connections, or otherwise
customizing it for your computer.
3 Place the PCI Express card in the slot on the system board and press down
firmly. Ensure that the PCI Express card is fully seated in the slot.
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1 PCI Express x1 card
3 PCI Express x16 card slot
4 Replace the card retention bracket (see "Replacing the Card Retention
Bracket" on page 38).
Installing filler brackets over empty card-slot openings is necessary to
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2 PCI Express x1 card slot
4 PCI Express x16 card
PCI Express Cards
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