Expansion Slots

The system board contains a total of six expansion-card connectors, three for EISA or ISA expansion cards and three for PCI expansion cards. An opening is available in the back panel of the computer for each expansion card connector, thus providing six usable expansion slots.

Connectors EISA1 through EISA3 are EISA master slots. As such, each of these connectors can accommodate a

32-bit EISA master or slave card, or an 8- or 16-bit ISA expansion card.

Connectors PCI4, PCI5, and PCI6 support 32-bit PCI cards.

NOTE: If a Dell server management card is installed in the server management connector (SRV_MGT), the EISA1 connector cannot be used for an expansion card.

Installing an Expansion Card

Follow this general procedure to install an expansion card:

1.If you are installing an ISA expansion card, start the EISA Configuration Utility and add the new card to your configuration so that PCI devices can be configured properly.

See Chapter 5, “Using the EISA Configuration Util- ity,” for instructions.

NOTES: If you are installing an EISA expansion card, you should normally run the EISA Configura- tion Utility after installing the expansion card.

If you are installing a PCI expansion card, your sys- tem automatically performs any required PCI configuration tasks during the boot routine.

2.Prepare the expansion card for installation, and remove the computer cover according to the instructions in “Removing the Computer Cover” in Chapter 6.

CAUTION: See “Protecting Against Electro- static Discharge” in the safety instructions at the front of this guide.

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.

3.With the cover removed, lay the computer (left side up) on a flat work surface so that you have access to the expansion card slots.

4.Remove the metal filler bracket that covers the card-slot opening for the expansion slot you intend to use (see Figure 7-3).

Save the screw to use when installing the expansion card later in this procedure.

filler bracket

Figure 7-3. Removing the Filler Bracket

5.If the expansion card is full-length, insert the end of the expansion card in the corresponding card guide slot on the inside front wall of the computer. Slide the card into the chassis.

6.Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the appropriate EISA or PCI expansion-card connec- tor on the system board.

Gently rock the card into the connector while you fit the metal card-mounting bracket into the card-slot opening on the back panel of the computer (see Fig- ure 7-4).

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