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Expansion-Card Cage The computer has a removable expansion-card cage. The expansion-card cage contains the hard-disk drive, the riser board, and any installed expansion card. You must remove the expansion-card cage to remove or install the hard-disk drive, an expansion card, or the riser board. expansion-card cage EIDE cable DC power cable securing lever slots (2) tabs (2) Figure 4-8. Expansion-Card Cage Removal To remove the expansion-card cage, follow these steps (see Figure 4-8): 1. Disconnect any external cables from the expansion card if one is installed. 2. Disconnect the DC power cable and the EIDE cable from the back of the hard-disk drive. 3. Rotate the securing lever toward the back of the computer until it stops in the upright position. 4. Lift the expansion-card cage up and away from the computer. To replace an expansion-card cage, keep it flush against the left side of the chassis to ensure that the two cage slots engage the tabs on the left side of the computer. Press gently downward on the back-right corner of the expansioncard cage while rotating the securing lever forward. 4-10 Dell OptiPlex N Systems Service Manual

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Dell OptiPlex N Systems Service Manual
Expansion-Card Cage
The computer has a removable expansion-card cage. The expansion-card cage
contains the hard-disk drive, the riser board, and any installed expansion card.
You must remove the expansion-card cage to remove or install the hard-disk
drive, an expansion card, or the riser board.
Figure 4-8.
Expansion-Card Cage Removal
To remove the expansion-card cage, follow these steps (see Figure 4-8):
1.
Disconnect any external cables from the expansion card if one is
installed.
2.
Disconnect the DC power cable and the EIDE cable from the back of
the hard-disk drive.
3.
Rotate the securing lever toward the back of the computer until it stops
in the upright position.
4.
Lift the expansion-card cage up and away from the computer.
To replace an expansion-card cage, keep it flush against the left side of the chas-
sis to ensure that the two cage slots engage the tabs on the left side of the
computer. Press gently downward on the back-right corner of the expansion-
card cage while rotating the securing lever forward.
securing lever
expansion-card cage
tabs (2)
slots (2)
DC power
cable
EIDE cable