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Expansion Cards

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3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards WARNING! Unplug the power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software settings for your expansion card, such as jumpers. 2. Remove your computer system cover and the bracket plate on the expansion slot. Keep the bracket for possible future use. 3. Lift the locking tab on top of the slot. If you are installing a long expansion card, lift the metal card guide also. This card guide is located on the bracket near the chassis fans. 4. Detach the riser card from the PCI card slot on the motherboard. 5. Carefully insert the golden fingers of the expansion card into the connector on the riser card. 6. Align the card bracket to the slot opening at the back of the system unit while inserting the end of the bracket to the slot holding tab. 7. Insert the golden fingers of the riser card to the PCI slot on the motherboard until it fits in place. 8. Press down the locking tab at the top of the expansion slot to secure the card. 9. If you installed a long expansion card, pull down the metal card guide and fit it to the other end of the card to hold the card in place. 10. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card. Expansion Card Locking Tab Riser Card PCI Slot 24 ASUS TR-DLSR User's Manual

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ASUS TR-DLSR User’s Manual
3. HARDWARE SETUP
3.7
Expansion Cards
3.7.1
Expansion Card Installation Procedure
1.
Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary
hardware or software settings for your expansion card, such as jumpers.
2.
Remove your computer system cover and the bracket plate on the expansion
slot. Keep the bracket for possible future use.
3.
Lift the locking tab on top of the slot.
If you are installing a long expansion
card, lift the metal card guide also.
This card guide is located on the bracket
near the chassis fans.
4.
Detach the riser card from the PCI card slot on the motherboard.
5.
Carefully insert the golden fingers of the expansion card into the connector on
the riser card.
6.
Align the card bracket to the slot opening at the back of the system unit while
inserting the end of the bracket to the slot holding tab.
7.
Insert the golden fingers of the riser card to the PCI slot on the motherboard
until it fits in place.
8.
Press down the locking tab at the top of the expansion slot to secure the card.
9.
If you installed a long expansion card, pull down the metal card guide and fit it
to the other end of the card to hold the card in place.
10. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card.
WARNING!
Unplug the power supply when adding or removing expansion cards
or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both
your motherboard and expansion cards.
Locking Tab
Expansion Card
Riser Card
PCI Slot