Dell GX1 Removing and Replacing the Expansion-Card Cage, Removing the Expansion-Card Cage

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Working Inside Your Computer: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Low-Profile Managed PC Systems

SERIALn	Serial port connectors
SLOT1	Pentium® II processor SEC cartridge connector
TAPI	Telephony connector
USB	USB connectors
VIDEO_UPGRADE	Video-memory upgrade socket

*For information on ISA and PCI connectors, see "Expansion Cards."

NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in your online System User's Guide.

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 "Safety First — For You and Your Computer."

1.Remove the computer cover as instructed in "Removing the Computer Cover."

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 upward until it stops in an upright position.

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.

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