Dell GX240 manual Installing Upgrades

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See the documentation that came with the expansion card for information on configuring the card, making internal connections, or otherwise customizing it for your computer.

CAUTION: Some network adapters automatically start the computer when they are connected to a network. To guard against electrical shock, be sure to unplug your computer from its electrical outlet before installing any expansion cards. Verify that the standby power light on the system board is off. To locate this light, see “System Board Components.”

9Insert the expansion card into the expansion-card connector.

If the expansion card is full-length, insert the end of the card into the expansion-card guide bracket as you lower the card toward its connector on the system board. Insert the card firmly into the expansion-card connector on the system board.

10Lower the retention arm and press it into place, securing the expansion card(s) in the computer.

11If you have a small desktop computer, replace the expansion-card cage.

12Connect any cables that should be attached to the card.

See the documentation for the card for information about the card’s cable connections.

NOTICE: Do not route expansion card cables over or behind the expansion cards. Cables routed over the expansion cards can prevent the computer cover from closing properly or cause damage to the equipment.

13Close the computer cover, reconnect the computer and devices to their electrical outlets, and turn them on.

NOTE: After you open and close the cover, the chassis intrusion detector causes the following message to appear on the screen at the next computer start-up:

ALERT! Cover was previously removed.

14Reset the chassis intrusion detector by changing Chassis Intrusion to Enabled or Enabled-Silent.

NOTE: If a setup password has been assigned by someone else, contact your network administrator for information on resetting the chassis intrusion detector.

15If you installed a sound card, enter system setup, perform the following steps:

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