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6. Grasp the expansion card by its top corners, and carefully remove it from the
expansion-card connector.
7. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the
empty card-slot opening.
NOTE: You must install a filler bracket over an empty expansion slot to maintain Fed-
eral Communications Commission (FCC) certification of the system. The brackets also
keep dust and dirt out of the computer and help to maintain proper cooling and airflow
inside the computer.
8. Close the panel doors.
9. If you shut down the system prior to installing the card, reconnect the computer
and peripherals to electrical outlets, and turn them on.
To install an expansion card, perform the following steps.
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1. Open the computer panel doors.
See “Accessing the Interior of Your System” in Chapter 7.
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2. Remove power from the expansion slot by using one of the following methods:
If your computer uses the NetWare 5.0 operating system, run ncmcon.nlm to
place the affected slot in the off state.
NOTE: If all slots are reported with No in the Hot Plug column, press the <Esc> key
to exit the ncmcon utility and ensure that dellsbd.nlm is loaded; then restart the util-
ity by running the load ncmcon.nlm command.
If your computer uses the Windows 2000 operating system, press the switch
nextto the expansion slot to power down the expansion-card connector
(see Figure8-3), or run the Unplug or Eject Hardware control applet from the
status bar.
The green LED will flash as the expansion-card connector is powered down.
When both indicator lights adjacent to the expansion slot are off, the card may be
safely installed.