Dell Precision Workstation 450 Service Manual page 9

1 base
2 release tabs (2)
3 AGP retention spring
3. If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
4. Grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its connector.
5. 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.
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.
6. Lower the retention arm and press it into place, securing the card(s) in the computer.
NOTICE: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack and then plug it into the computer.
7. Close the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to electrical outlets, and turn them on.
8. Remove the card's driver from the operating system.
9. If you removed a sound card:
a. Enter system setup, select Integrated Devices, and then change the setting for Sound to On.
b. Connect external audio devices to the audio connectors on the computer back panel.
10. If you removed an add-in network connector, enter system setup, select Integrated Devices, and then change the setting for Network Interface Card
to Off.
11. Connect the network cable to the integrated connector on the computer back panel.
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