Dell OptiPlex GX100 - Installing Expansion Cards

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ExpansionCards:Dell™OptiPlex™GX100SystemUser'sGuide
Overview
OptiPlex GX100 systems can accommodate a mix of 32-bitPeripheralComponentInterconnect(PCI)expansioncardsand,optionally,16-bit and
8-bit Industry-Standard Architecture (ISA) expansion cards, depending on the chassis and riser board. See Figure 1 for examples of the expansion
cards.
Figure 1. Expansion Cards
Riser Boards
The expansion-card connectors are located on a riser board that differs for each chassis:
l Small-form-factor chassis riser board
l Low-profile chassis riser board
l Mini tower chassis riser board
Small-Form-Factor Chassis Riser Board
The small-form-factor chassis riser board has two PCI expansion-card connectors (see Figure 2).
Figure 2. Small-Form-Factor Chassis Riser Board
Low-Profile Chassis Riser Board
The low-profile chassis is available with either a PCI riser board (see Figure 3) or a PCI/ISA riser board (see Figure 4). The PCI riser board
provides three PCI expansion card slots. The PCI/ISA riser board provides one PCI expansion slot, one ISA expansion slot, and one shared
PCI/ISA expansion slot.
Figure 3. Low-Profile Chassis PCI Riser Board (Standard)
Overview
Installing an Expansion Card
Riser Boards
Removing an Expansion Card
1
8-bit ISA expansion card
2
16-bit ISA expansion card
3
32-bit PCI expansion card
NOTE: If you choose one of the optional riser boards with ISA expansion-card connectors, evaluate the performance of any ISA
expansion cards on a single system before you order other ISA riser boards. Dell recommends this step due to the broad range of ISA
implementations in the computer industry.
1
Auxiliary power indicator (AUX_LED)
2
Remote Wakeup header (WOL)
3
PCI expansion-card connector 1 (PCI1)
4
PCI expansion-card connector 2 (PCI2)