ATI 100-505181 User Guide - Page 18

Installing the Card, Switch off your computer and all external options, monitor, printer, and others.

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14 Installing the Hardware and Software Installing the Card To install your graphics accelerator card, follow these steps: 1 Switch off your computer and all external options (monitor, printer, and others). Then disconnect all cables from the back of your computer. Unplug all power cables from the electrical source. Note: If you are disconnecting a peripheral from the computer or are removing a component from the system board, wait 10 - 20 seconds after disconnecting the computer from the electrical outlet before disconnecting the peripheral or removing the component to avoid possible damage to the system board. To verify that all power has been disconnected from the system, make sure that the standby power light-emitting diode (LED) on the system board has gone out.

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14
Installing the Hardware and Software
Installing the Card
To install your graphics accelerator card, follow these steps:
Switch off your computer and all external options
(monitor, printer, and others).
Then disconnect all cables
from the back of your computer. Unplug all power cables
from the electrical source.
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Note:
If you are disconnecting a peripheral from the
computer or are removing a component from the
system board, wait 10 - 20 seconds after
disconnecting the computer from the electrical outlet
before disconnecting the peripheral or removing the
component to avoid possible damage to the system
board. To verify that all power has been disconnected
from the system, make sure that the standby power
light-emitting diode (LED) on the system board has
gone out.