Expansion Slots; Installing An Expansion Card - Dell Precision WorkStation 610 User Manual

Figure 9-2. Expansion Slots

Expansion Slots

There are seven expansion-card connectors on the system board. Expansion-card connectors PCI1 through PCI5 support 32-bit
PCI expansion cards; expansion-card connector AGP supports a 32-bit AGP expansion card; and expansion-card connector ISA1
can accommodate an 8- or 16-bit ISA expansion card.
NOTES: Connector ISA1 shares expansion-slot space with connector PCI5. Therefore, only one card of either type can
be installed in this slot.
PCI4 has a connector extension to support a PCI RAID controller (see Figure 9-1).

Installing an Expansion Card

Follow this general procedure to install an expansion card:
1. If you are installing a non-Plug and Play ISA expansion card, enter the ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) and add the new
expansion card to your configuration.
See "Using the ISA Configuration
NOTE: If you install a PCI or Plug and Play expansion card, your system automatically performs any required
configuration tasks during the boot routine.
2. Prepare the expansion card for installation, and remove the computer cover according to the instructions in
Computer Cover".
CAUTION: See
See the documentation that came with the expansion card for information on configuring the card, making internal
connections, or otherwise customizing it for your system.
CAUTION:
against electrical shock, be sure to unplug your computer from its electrical outlet before installing any
expansion cards.
3. Unscrew and remove the metal filler bracket that covers the card-slot opening for the expansion slot you intend to use (see
Figure 9-3).
Utility" for instructions.
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Some network cards automatically start up the system when they are connected. To guard
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