Removing A Pci Card From The Riser-Card Cage - Dell OptiPlex 760 Service Manual

1 PCI Express x16 card
3 securing slot (not all cards)
5 PCI Express x16 card connector
6. Grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its connector.
7. If you are removing the card permanently, install a filler bracket in the empty card-slot opening.
NOTE: Installing filler brackets over empty card-slot openings is necessary to maintain FCC certification of the computer. The brackets keep dust
and dirt out of your computer and maintain the airflow that cools your computer.
8. Rotate the release tab downward to snap the card-retention latch into place.
CAUTION: To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack and then plug it into the computer.
9. Replace the computer cover (see
10. Uninstall the card's driver. See the documentation that came with the card for instructions.
11. If you removed a sound card:
a. Enter system setup, select System Configuration® Miscellaneous Devices, and change the Audio setting to Enabled (see
Setup).
b. Connect external audio devices to the sound card's connectors. Do not connect external audio devices to the microphone, speaker/headphone,
or line-in connectors on the back panel of the computer.
12. If you removed a network adapter card and want to turn on the integrated network adapter:
a. Enter system setup, select System Configuration® Integrated NIC, and change the setting to Enabled (see
b. Connect the network cable to the integrated the back panel of the computer.

Removing a PCI Card From the Riser-Card Cage

1. Follow the procedures in Working on Your
2. Remove the computer cover (see
3. Remove the riser-card cage:
a. Check any cables connected to cards through the back panel openings. Disconnect any cables that will not reach the riser-card cage once they
are removed from the computer.
b. Gently pull on the handle and lift the riser-card cage up and away from the computer.
2 release lever
4 securing tab
Replacing the Computer Cover), reconnect the computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then turn them on.
Computer.
Removing the Computer Cover).
Entering System
Entering System Setup).