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Installation of Expansion Cards - drivers

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English 1-6 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below: 1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard. 4. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot. 5. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card. 6. Replace your computer's chassis cover. 7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS. 8. Install related driver from the operating system. Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card: Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to install/ uninstall the VGA card. Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the slot. Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white-drawable bar. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard The PCIE_12V power connector supplies extra power to the PCI Express x 16 slots. Connect this connector depending on your system requirements. - 18 -

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P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard
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English
1-6
Installation of Expansion Cards
You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:
1.
Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the
computer.
2.
Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer.
3.
Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.
4.
Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.
5.
Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.
6.
Replace your computer's chassis cover.
7.
Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.
8.
Install related driver from the operating system.
Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card:
The PCIE_12V power connector supplies
extra power to the PCI Express x 16
slots. Connect this connector depending
on your system requirements.
Please carefully pull out the small white-
drawable bar at the end of the PCI Ex-
press x 16 slot when you try to install/
uninstall the VGA card. Please align the
VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x
16 slot and press firmly down on the slot.
Make sure your VGA card is locked by
the small white-drawable bar.