Dell GX240 manual Installing a TAPI Sound Card

7Reconnect the computer and devices to their electrical outlets, and turn them on.

8Install the appropriate TSP for the TAPI device.

See the manufacturer’s documentation and your Windows documentation for more information.

Installing a TAPI Sound Card

You can install a TAPI-compliant sound card that has a standard TAPI connector. For example, you can connect your modem to the TAPI sound card connector and then use the audio capabilities as a speakerphone.

CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, see “Safety First— For You and Your Computer.”

NOTICE: Before disconnecting a device from the computer, wait 10 to 20 seconds after disconnecting the computer from its electrical outlet. Before removing a component from the system board, verify that the standby power light on the system board has turned off. To locate this light, see “System Board Components.”

1Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them from their electrical outlets, and wait 10 to 20 seconds.

2Open the computer cover.

3Install the TAPI-compliant expansion card.

See the manufacturer’s documentation for more information.

4Enter system setup, click Integrated Devices, and change the setting for Sound to Off.

5Connect external audio devices to the sound card’s connectors. Do not connect external audio devices to the microphone, speaker/headphone, or line-in connectors on the I/O panel (see “I/O Panel—SmallForm-Factor, Desktop, and Mini-Tower Computers”).

6Connect the 4-pin TAPI cable to the TAPI sound-card connector.

To locate the TAPI connector on the sound card, see the manufacturer’s documentation.

7Connect the 4-pin TAPI cable to the TAPI expansion-card connector.

To locate the TAPI connector on the expansion card, see the manufacturer’s documentation.

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.

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