Asus P I-AP55T P/I-AP55T User's manual - Page 21

Upgrade Guide This section explains how to install options on your mainboard. It covers the most likely and technically accessible upgrades you might want to do, including installing expansion cards, adding system or video memory, installing IDE devices and upgrading the CPU. Installing upgrades will either improve the performance of your computer, or add some additional capabilities to it. You can install upgrades yourself, or have your dealer or a qualified computer service technician do it for you. Installing Expansion Cards There many ISA and PCI expansion cards you can install in your system to expand its capabilities. Any card you get will come with instructions on how to configure and install it. For your reference, we have included a brief description here of how to install a card in your system case. This is followed by an explanation of this mainboard's requirements for installing expansion cards that use an interrupt request line (IRQ). Please review the IRQ.information carefully if you are installing this type of card. If you're more familiar with this topic, there is a chart-based synopsis of the required procedures. Installation Procedure Expansion cards often require pre-installation configuration and sometimes post-installation software setup. Check your card documentation for instructions on this. Once you have configured an expansion card you want to install, the installation procedure is fairly simple. Your system manual should have instructions for installing expansion cards specific to the design of your system case. The procedure here covers the basics for your reference. 2 - 1