Dell INSPIRON 531S Owner's Manual page 121

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14 If you installed a sound card:
Enter system setup (see "System Setup" on page 172), go to Onboard
a
Devices and select Integrated Audio, and then change the setting to Off.
Connect external audio devices to the sound card's connectors. Do
b
not connect external audio devices to the microphone,
speaker/headphone, or line-in connectors on the back panel (see "Back
Panel Connectors" on page 19).
15 If you installed an add-in network adapter and want to disable the
integrated network adapter:
Enter system setup (see "System Setup" on page 172), go to Onboard
a
Devices and select Integrated NIC, and then change the setting to Off.
Connect the network cable to the add-in network adapter's
b
connectors. Do not connect the network cable to the integrated
connector on the back panel (see "Back Panel Connectors" on
page 19).
16 Install any drivers required for the card as described in the card
documentation.
Removing a PCI/PCI Express Card
1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 101.
2 Remove the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on
page 103).
3 Remove the support bracket (see "Removing the Support Bracket" on
page 104).
4 Lift the card retention bracket.
5 If you are replacing a card that is already installed in the computer, remove
the card.
If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
For PCI card, grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its
connector.
For PCI Express card, pull the securing tab, grasp the card by its top
corners, and then ease it out of its connector.
Removing and Installing Parts
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