Installing An Expansion Card; Figure 6-4. Removing The Filler Bracket; Figure 6-5. Installing An Expansion Card - Dell OptiPlex GXi Reference And Installation Manual

Installing an Expansion Card

Follow this general procedure to install an expansion
card:
1. If you are installing an ISA expansion card, enter
the ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) and add the
new expansion card to your configuration.
See Chapter 3, "Using the ISA Configuration Util-
ity," for instructions.
NOTE: If you install a PCI or Plug and Play expan-
sion card, your system automatically performs any
required configuration tasks during the boot routine.
2. Prepare the expansion card for installation, and
remove the computer cover according to the
instructions in "Removing the Computer Cover"
in Chapter 5.
CAUTION: See "Protecting Against Electro-
static Discharge" in the safety instructions at
the front of this guide.
See the documentation that came with the expansion
card for information on configuring the card, making
internal connections, or otherwise customizing it for
your system.
3. Remove the expansion-card cage as instructed in
"Removing the Expansion-Card Cage" in Chap-
ter 5.
4. Unscrew and remove the metal filler bracket that
covers the card-slot opening for the expansion
slot you intend to use (see Figure 6-4).
Save the screw to use when installing the expansion
card later in this procedure.
filler bracket

Figure 6-4. Removing the Filler Bracket

5. Install the expansion card.
Position the expansion-card cage so that the riser
board lies horizontally on your work surface.
Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the
expansion-card connector on the riser board. Gently
rock the card into the connector until it is fully seated
(see Figure 6-5).
expansion card
card-edge connector
expansion-
card connector

Figure 6-5. Installing an Expansion Card

6. When the card is firmly seated in the connector
and the card-mounting bracket is flush with the
brackets on either side of it, secure the bracket
with the screw you removed in step 4.
7. Replace the expansion-card cage in the chassis as
instructed in "Replacing the Expansion-Card
Cage" in Chapter 5.
8. Connect any cables that should be attached to the
card.
See the documentation that came with the card for
information about its cable connections.
9. Replace the computer cover; reconnect your com-
puter and peripherals to their power sources, and
turn them on.
Installing System Board Options
riser board
expansion-
card cage
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