Dell OptiPlex GXa Service Manual - Page 93

Installing a Video-Memory Upgrade Module, To install the video memory upgrade

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To install the video memory upgrade, follow these steps: 1. Remove the expansion-card cage. CAUTION: To avoid possible damage to the video-memory upgrade socket and/or video-memory upgrade module, the module is keyed and must be correctly positioned before inserting it into the socket. 2. Orient the video-memory upgrade module as shown in Figure 4-18. Then carefully align the module's edge connector pins with the socket ensuring that the slot in the module mates with the socket key. notch video-memory upgrade socket video-memory upgrade module Figure 4-18. Installing a Video-Memory Upgrade Module 3. Press the video-memory upgrade module firmly into the socket, and pivot the module downward until the module clicks into place. NOTE: If you do not hear a sharp click when installing the video-memory upgrade module, remove the module and repeat steps 2 and 3. 4. Replace the expansion-card cage. 5. Replace the computer cover, and reconnect the AC power cable to the AC outlet. Press the power switch on the computer to reboot the system. NOTE: As the system boots, it automatically detects the presence of the new video-memory upgrade module and automatically changes the system configuration information in the System Setup program. 6. Enter the System Setup program, and confirm that 4 MB is shown in the Video Memory category. If the total memory is listed incorrectly, repeat steps 1 through 6 to reseat the video-memory upgrade module and verify that the computer acknowledges the module. 7. Run the system diagnostics (Video Test Group) to test the new videomemory upgrade module. Removing and Replacing Parts on the Low-Profile Chassis 4-19

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Removing and Replacing Parts on the Low-Profile Chassis
4-19
To install the video memory upgrade, follow these steps:
1.
Remove the expansion-card cage.
2.
Orient the video-memory upgrade module as shown in Figure 4-18.
Then carefully align the module’s edge connector pins with the socket
ensuring that the slot in the module mates with the socket key.
Figure 4-18.
Installing a Video-Memory Upgrade Module
3.
Press the video-memory upgrade module firmly into the socket, and
pivot the module downward until the module clicks into place.
NOTE: If you do not hear a sharp click when installing the video-memory
upgrade module, remove the module and repeat steps 2 and 3.
4.
Replace the expansion-card cage.
5.
Replace the computer cover, and reconnect the AC power cable to the
AC outlet. Press the power switch on the computer to reboot the system.
NOTE: As the system boots, it automatically detects the presence of the new
video-memory upgrade module and automatically changes the system con-
figuration information in the System Setup program.
6.
Enter the System Setup program, and confirm that 4 MB is shown in
the Video Memory category. If the total memory is listed incorrectly,
repeat steps 1 through 6 to reseat the video-memory upgrade module
and verify that the computer acknowledges the module.
7.
Run the system diagnostics (Video Test Group) to test the new video-
memory upgrade module.
CAUTION: To avoid possible damage to the video-memory upgrade
socket and/or video-memory upgrade module, the module is keyed and
must be correctly positioned before inserting it into the socket.
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upgrade socket
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