Installing A Pci Express Card - Dell Dimension E520 Service Manual

Removing and Installing Parts: Dell Dimension E520 Service Manual
8. Remove any drivers required for the card as described in the card documentation.
9. If you removed a sound card:
a. Enter system setup (see
b. Connect external audio devices to the audio connectors on the back panel of the computer.
10. If you removed an add-in network adapter:
a. Enter system setup (see
b. Connect the network cable to the integrated connector on the back panel of the computer.
PCI Express Cards
Your computer supports one PCI Express x16 card and one PCI Express x1 card.
If you are installing or replacing a PCI Express card, follow the procedures in the next section.
If you are removing, but not replacing a card, see
If you are installing or replacing a PCI card, see
CAUTION: When replacing the PCI Express Video Card, be aware that the heat sink on the card may be
very hot during normal operation. Be sure that the heat sink has had sufficiant time to cool before you
touch the card.
NOTE: If you are replacing a card, remove the current driver for the card from the operating system.

Installing a PCI Express Card

1. Follow the procedures in
2. Remove the computer cover (see
1 card retention door
3. Gently push the release tab on the card retention door from the inside to pivot the door open. The door is hinged and
will remain in the open position (see
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Setup), select Audio Controller, and then change the setting to On.
System
System Setup), select Integrated NIC, and then change the setting to On.
Installing a PCI
Before You Begin.
Removing the Computer
2 card retention mechanism
Installing a PCI Card
Removing a PCI Express Card.
Card.
Cover).
3 release tabs (2)
for an illustration of the card retention door).