Dell 2900 owner manual Expansion Cards, Installing an Expansion Card

Expansion Cards

Your system provides six full-length expansion card slots configured as follows:

•Slot 1 and 2 are 64-bit,133-MHz(3.3-V)PCI-Xexpansion slots. These slots will accommodate 133-MHz, 100-MHz, 66-Hz, and 33-MHz PCI cards and PCI-X cards.

•Slot 3 is a x8 lane-width PCIe expansion slot.

•Slots 4, 5, and 6 are x4 lane-width PCIe expansion slots.

Figure 3-14 shows the relative locations of these expansion-card slots

Figure 3-14. Expansion Slots

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 53.

3Open the plastic expansion-card retainer adjacent to the back of the empty slot. See Figure 3-15.

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Installing System Components