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Replacing A Pci/Pci Express Card - Dell Inspiron 518 Service Manual

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  Replacing a PCI/PCI Express Card
Dell™ Inspiron™ 518/519 Service Manual 
  Removing a PCI/PCI Express Card
  Installing a PCI/PCI Express Card
  Replacing the Card Retention Bracket
  Configuring Your Computer After Removing or Installing a PCI/PCI Express Card
 
CAUTION:
Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
 Removing a PCI/PCI Express Card
 
1. Follow the procedures in
Before You
 
2. Uninstall the card's driver and software from the operating system. For more information, see the Quick Reference Guide.
 
3. Remove the computer cover. See
 
4. Remove the screw holding the card retention bracket.
1 card retention bracket 2 filler bracket
 
5. Lift the card retention bracket and set it aside in a secure place.
 
6. If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
 For a PCI card, grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its connector.
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 For a PCI Express card, pull the securing tab, grasp the card by its top corners, and then ease it out of its connector.
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7. If you are replacing an existing card, go to
 
8. Install a filler bracket in the empty card-slot opening.
NOTICE:
Installing filler brackets over empty card-slot openings is necessary to maintain FCC certification of the computer. The brackets also keep dust
and dirt out of your computer.
 
9. Replace the card retention bracket. See
 
10. Replace the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to electrical outlets, and then turn them on.
 
11. To complete the removal procedure, see
 Installing a PCI/PCI Express Card
 
1. Follow the procedures in
Before You
 
2. Remove the computer cover. See
 
Begin.
Removing the Computer
Cover.
step 6
of
Installing a PCI/PCI Express
Replacing the Card Retention
Configuring Your Computer After Removing or Installing a PCI/PCI Express
Begin.
Removing the Computer
Cover.
Card.
Bracket.
Card.
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