Installing An Expansion Card - Dell Precision 530 Service Manual

S y s t e m B o a r d E x p a n s i o n C a r d C o m p o n e n t s
AGP Pro connector
PCI connector 1
32-bit,
PCI connector 2
33 MHz
PCI connector 3
PCI connector 4
64-bit,
66 MHz
PCI connector 5
NOTE: Install only 66-MHz expansion cards in the 66-MHz slots. You can
install 33-MHz cards in the 66-MHz slots. However, the entire bus, including
the integrated SCSI controller, will operate at only 33 MHz.

Installing an Expansion Card

CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, see
For You and Your Computer."
NOTICE:
Before disconnecting a device from the computer, wait 10 to 20
seconds after disconnecting the computer from its electrical outlet. Before
removing a component from the system board, verify that the standby power
light on the system board has turned off. To locate this light, see
Components."
Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them from their
1
electrical outlets, and wait 10 to 20 seconds, lay the computer on its
right side, and open the computer
Press the lever on the expansion card retention arm and raise the
2
retention arm (see the following figure).
"Safety First—
"System Board
cover.
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