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Removing and Replacing the AGP Card Brace - ram

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FAN IDEn INTRUSION KYBD MONITOR MOUSE PANEL PAR PCIn* POWER_1 POWER_2 PROC_0 PROC_1 SER STANDBY STR USB TAPI WUOL Microprocessor fan connector EIDE interface connector Chassis intrusion switch connector Keyboard connector Video connector Mouse connector Control panel connector Parallel port connector; sometimes referred to as LPT1 PCI expansion-card connector Main power input connector 3.3-V power input connector Primary microprocessor connector Secondary microprocessor connector Serial port connectors Standby power LED Suspend-to-RAM LED USB connectors Telephony connector Remote Wakeup power connector Removing and Replacing the AGP Card Brace To access any expansion cards or components on the system board, you must first remove the AGP card brace that secures an AGP card in the AGP socket. CAUTION: Before you remove the computer cover, see "Safety First-For You and Your Computer." 1. Remove the computer cover. 2. Remove the screw securing the AGP card brace to the chassis (see Figure 5). Figure 5. Removing the AGP Card Brace 1 Card guide 2 AGP card brace 3 Screw 4 Plastic AGP card guide 5 Tab 6 Slot 3. Rotate the brace up until it disengages from the card guide at the front of the chassis. Then lift it away from the chassis. To replace the brace, perform the following steps: 1. Insert the tabs on one end of the brace into the slots on the card guide at the front of the chassis (see Figure 5). 2. Lower the brace, ensuring that the plastic AGP card guide on the bottom of the brace is engaged with the top of the AGP card. 3. Replace the screw that secures the brace to the chassis.

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Removing and Replacing the AGP Card Brace
To access any expansion cards or components on the system board, you must first remove the AGP card brace that secures an AGP card in the
AGP socket.
1.
Remove the computer cover
.
2.
Remove the screw securing the AGP card brace to the chassis (see Figure 5).
Figure 5. Removing the AGP Card Brace
3.
Rotate the brace up until it disengages from the card guide at the front of the chassis. Then lift it away from the chassis.
To replace the brace, perform the following steps:
1.
Insert the tabs on one end of the brace into the slots on the card guide at the front of the chassis (see
Figure 5
).
2.
Lower the brace, ensuring that the plastic AGP card guide on the bottom of the brace is engaged with the top of the AGP card.
3.
Replace the screw that secures the brace to the chassis.
FAN
Microprocessor fan connector
IDE
n
EIDE interface connector
INTRUSION
Chassis intrusion switch connector
KYBD
Keyboard connector
MONITOR
Video connector
MOUSE
Mouse connector
PANEL
Control panel connector
PAR
Parallel port connector; sometimes referred to as
LPT1
PCI
n
*
PCI expansion-card connector
POWER_1
Main power input connector
POWER_2
3.3-V power input connector
PROC_0
Primary microprocessor connector
PROC_1
Secondary microprocessor connector
SER
Serial port connectors
STANDBY
Standby power LED
STR
Suspend-to-RAM LED
USB
USB connectors
TAPI
Telephony connector
WUOL
Remote Wakeup power connector
CAUTION: Before you remove the computer cover, see "
Safety First
For You and Your Computer
."
1
Card guide
2
AGP card brace
3
Screw
4
Plastic AGP card
guide
5
Tab
6
Slot