114 Removing and Installing Parts
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4Press the lever on the expansion card retention arm and raise the
retention arm (see "Raising the Expansion Card Retention Arm").
5If necessary, disconnect any cables connected to the card.
6Grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its connector.
7If you are removing the card permanently, install a filler bracket in the
empty card-slot opening.
If you need a filler bracket, contact Dell and order part number 81808.
NOTE: Installing filler brackets over empty card-slot openings is
necessary to maintain FCC certification of the computer. The brackets
also keep dust and dirt out of your computer.
8Lower the expansion card retention arm and press it into place,
securing the expansion card(s) in the chassis.
9Close the computer cover.
10 Stand the computer upright.
11 Reconnect the computer and devices to their electrical outlets, and
turn them on.
NOTE: If enabled, the Chassis Intrusion option will cause the following
message to be displayed at the next system start-up:
ALERT! Cover was previously removed.
12 If you removed a sound card, perform the following steps:
aEnter system setup, select Integrated Devices and c hange the
setting for Sound to On.
bConnect external audio devices to the audio connectors on the
computer back panel (see "Back-Panel Features").
13 If you removed an add-in network adapter, perform the following steps:
aEnter system setup, select Integrated Devices and c hange the
setting for Network Interface Card to On.
bConnect the network cable to the integrated connector on the
computer back panel (see "Back-Panel Features").