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Back to Contents Page PCI Cards and Serial Port Adapters Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX260 Systems User's Guide CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the steps in "CAUTION: Safety Instructions." CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover. Your Dell™ computer provides an expansion slot for one low-profile, 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI card or serial port adapter. PCI Cards Low-Profile Card NOTE: To meet PC99 requirements, your Dell computer uses only PCI slots. ISA cards are not supported. If you are installing or replacing a PCI card, follow the procedures in the next section. If you are removing but not replacing a PCI card, skip to "Removing a PCI Card." Installing a PCI Card CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, see "CAUTION: Safety Instructions." 1. If you are replacing a card, remove the current driver for the card from the operating system. 2. Perform an orderly computer shutdown using the operating system menu. NOTICE: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer, and then unplug it from the network wall jack. 3. Turn off any attached devices and disconnect them from their electrical outlets. 4. Disconnect the computer power cable from the wall outlet, and then press the power button to ground the system board. 5. Remove the computer stand, if it is attached. 6. Open the computer cover. 7. Raise the retention arm. Raising the Retention Arm

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PCI Cards and Serial Port Adapters
Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX260 Systems User's Guide
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the steps in "
CAUTION: Safety
Instructions
."
CAUTION:
To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before
opening the cover.
Your Dell™ computer provides an expansion slot for one low-profile, 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI card or serial port adapter.
PCI Cards
Low-Profile Card
NOTE:
To meet PC99 requirements, your Dell computer uses only PCI slots. ISA cards are not supported.
If you are installing or replacing a PCI card, follow the procedures in the next section. If you are removing but not replacing a
PCI card, skip to "
Removing a PCI Card
."
Installing a PCI Card
CAUTION:
Before you perform this procedure, see "
CAUTION: Safety Instructions
."
1. If you are replacing a card, remove the current driver for the card from the operating system.
2. Perform an orderly computer shutdown using the operating system menu.
NOTICE:
To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your computer, and then unplug it from the
network wall jack.
3. Turn off any attached devices and disconnect them from their electrical outlets.
4. Disconnect the computer power cable from the wall outlet, and then press the power button to ground the system
board.
5.
Remove the computer stand
, if it is attached.
6. Open the computer cover.
7. Raise the retention arm.
Raising the Retention Arm