Pci Cards; Removing A Card - Dell OptiPlex GX260 Series System User's Manual

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PCI Cards and Serial Port Adapters
Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX260 Systems User's Guide
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the steps in
Instructions."
CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before
opening the cover.
Your Dell™ computer provides slots for up to two 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI cards, or one PCI card and one serial port adapter.

PCI Cards

NOTE: To meet PC99 requirements, your Dell computer uses only PCI slots. ISA cards are not supported.
PCI Card
1. If you are replacing a card, remove the current driver for the card from the operating system.
2. Perform an orderly computer shutdown using the operating system menu.
NOTICE: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer, and then unplug it from the
network wall jack.
3. Turn off any attached devices and disconnect them from their electrical outlets.
4. Disconnect the computer power cable from the wall outlet, and then press the power button to ground the system
board.
5. Remove the computer
6. Open the computer cover.

Removing a Card

1. Remove the card cage:
a. Check any cables connected to cards through the back-panel openings. Disconnect any cables that will not reach
the card cage once the cage is removed from the computer.
b. Gently pull the handle and lift the card cage up and away from the computer.
Removing the Card Cage
stand, if it is attached.
"CAUTION: Safety