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Installation Steps Step 1: Prepare your computer Turn off the main power supply and disconnect your computer's power cord. Systems using an ATX power supply unit with soft power off may still be powering the PCI slot. This can damage your audio card when it is inserted into the slot. 1. Turn off your computer and all peripheral devices. 2. Touch a metal plate on your computer to ground yourself and to discharge any static electricity, and then unplug the power cord from the wall outlet. 3. Remove the computer cover. 4. Remove the metal brackets from two adjacent unused PCI slots as shown in Figure 1-3. If the brackets were mounted with screws, put the screws aside for later use in Steps 2 and 3 below. A Remove any existing audio card or disable the onboard audio chipset. For more information, see "Problems with Multiple Audio Devices" on page B-9. A: metal bracket B: PCI slot C: ISA slot (may not be present on your computer) Figure 1-3: Removing metal plates B C Installing Hardware 1-6

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Installing Hardware
1-6
Installation Steps
Step 1: Prepare your
computer
1.
Turn off your computer and all peripheral devices.
2.
Touch a metal plate on your computer to ground yourself and to discharge any static electricity, and
then unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
3.
Remove the computer cover.
4.
Remove the metal brackets from two adjacent unused PCI slots as shown in Figure 1-3. If the brackets
were mounted with screws, put the screws aside for later use in Steps 2 and 3 below.
Turn off the main power supply
and disconnect your computer’s
power cord. Systems using an
ATX power supply unit with soft
power off may still be powering
the PCI slot. This can damage
your audio card when it is
inserted into the slot.
Remove any existing audio card or
disable the onboard audio chipset.
For more information, see
“Problems with Multiple Audio
Devices” on page B-9.
Figure 1-3:
Removing metal plates
A:
metal bracket
B:
PCI slot
C:
ISA slot (may not
be present on
your computer)
A
B
C