5
If you are removing the card permanently, install a filler bracket in the empty card-slot
opening.
If you need a filler bracket, contact Dell (see page 121).
NOTE:
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.
6
Lower the retention arm and press it into place, securing the card(s) in the computer.
NOTICE:
To connect a network cable, first plug the cable into the network wall jack and then plug it into
the computer.
7
Close the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to electrical outlets, and turn
them on.
8
Remove the card's driver from the operating system.
9
If you removed an add-in network connector and want to enable the integrated network
adapter:
Enter system setup, select Integrated Devices, and then change the setting for Network
a
Interface Card to On.
Connect the network cable to the integrated connector on the back panel of the
b
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 PCI Express card, see "Removing a PCI Express Card" on
page 81.
If you are replacing a card, remove the current driver for the card from the operating system.
If you are installing or replacing a PCI card, see "Installing a PCI Card" on page 74.
PCI Express x16
card
PCI Express x16
card slot
PCI Express x1
card
PCI Express x1
card slot
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