Dell 2650 manual Installing an Expansion Card, Removing an Expansion Card

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Integrated NIC 2

Integrated SCSI controller on the system board

Optional integrated RAID controller on the system board

Installing an Expansion Card

CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, read the safety instructions in your System Information document.

CAUTION: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety instructions in your System Information document.

1.Unpack the expansion card, and prepare it for installation.

For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.

2.Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

3.Remove the cover (see "Removing the Cover").

4.Disconnect all expansion-card cables.

5.Remove the expansion-card cage (see "Removing the Expansion-Card Cage").

6.Position the expansion-card cage so that the riser board lies horizontally on your work surface.

7.Open the expansion-card latch (see Figure 4-12) and remove the filler bracket.

8.Install the expansion card (see Figure 4-12).

a.Position the expansion card so that the card-edge connector aligns with the expansion-card connector on the expansion-card riser board.

b.Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion-card connector until the card is fully seated.

c.When the card is seated in the connector, close the expansion-card latch (see Figure 4-12).

The card guide latch closes automatically as the card is seated in the connector.

Figure 4-12. Installing an Expansion Card

9.Replace the expansion-card cage (see "Replacing the Expansion-Card Cage").

10.Reconnect all expansion-card cables, including those for the new card.

See the documentation that came with the card for information about its cable connections.

NOTE: If the expansion card you are installing is of a different operating speed as the card already installed on the same PCI bus, all expansion cards on that bus will operate at the slower speed.

11.Replace the cover (see "Replacing the Cover").

Removing an Expansion Card

CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, read the safety instructions in your System Information document.