Dell 1900 owner manual Installing an Expansion Card, Card-edge guide Installing System Components

Installing an Expansion Card

CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. See your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.

1Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

2Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 48.

3If you are installing a full-length expansion card, remove the expansion-card stabilizer: a Swing up the end of the stabilizer toward the front of the system. See Figure 3-9. b Draw the stabilizer straight up and out of the system.

4Open the plastic expansion-card retainer adjacent to the back of the empty slot. See Figure 3-9.

Figure 3-9. Installing and Removing Expansion Cards

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1	expansion-card stabilizer	2	expansion card	3	expansion-card retainer
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Installing System Components

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