Removing And Replacing The Expansion-Card Cage; Rotating The Power Supply Away From The System Board - Dell OptiPlex GX1 Installation Manual

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Removing and Replacing the Expansion-Card Cage

Your Dell computer has a removable expansion-card cage, which greatly simplifies many installation procedures by allowing you to remove the
riser board and all installed expansion cards in a single step.
Removing the Expansion-Card Cage
Use the following procedure to remove the expansion-card cage:
CAUTION: Before you remove the computer cover, see
1. Remove the computer cover as instructed in
2. Check any cables connected to expansion cards through the back-panel openings. Disconnect any cables that will not reach
to where the cage must be placed upon removal from the chassis.
3. Locate the securing lever (see Figure 7). Rotate the lever toward the back of the computer until it stops.
Figure 7. Removing the Expansion-Card Cage
4. Slide the expansion-card cage out of the chassis.
5. Lift the expansion-card cage up and away from the chassis.
Replacing the Expansion-Card Cage
Use the following procedure to replace the expansion-card cage:
1. With the securing lever in its extended position, align the tabs on the left and right sides of the expansion-card cage with the
slots on the back and bottom of the chassis (see
2. Rotate the securing lever inward until it is flush with the side of the chassis. Make sure that the riser board is fully seated in the
RISER connector on the system board.
3. Reconnect any cables you removed in step 2 of
4. Replace the computer cover, and reconnect your computer and peripherals to their electrical outlets and turn them on.
NOTE: If Enabled, the
ALERT! Cover was previously removed.

Rotating the Power Supply Away From the System Board

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"Removing the Expansion-Card
Chassis Intrusion option will cause the following message to be displayed at the next system start-up:
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7). Slide the expansion-card cage into place.
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