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English 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards To install your expansion card, follow the steps below. 1. Disconnect your system from its power source and read the expansion card's installation manual before installing the expansion card in the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. Ground yourself to prevent damage to your computer resulting from Electrostatic discharge (ESD). 3. Press the expansion card firmly into the expansion slot in the motherboard. 4. Make sure the metal contacts on the card are fully 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, configure required settings for the expansion card in system BIOS Setup. 8. Install related driver in the operating system. For example: Installing a PCI Express x16 VGA card: To install the VGA card: Please align the VGA card with the PCI Express x16 slot and press down on the card. Make sure the VGA card is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot. To remove the VGA card from the PCI Expressx16 slot, you can press the latch as the picture to the left shows to release the card. GA-945G-DS3 Motherboard - 16 -

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English
1-5
Installation of Expansion Cards
To install your expansion card, follow the steps below.
1.
Disconnect your system from its power source and read the expansion card's installation manual
before installing the expansion card in the computer.
2.
Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. Ground
yourself to prevent damage to your computer resulting from Electrostatic discharge (ESD).
3.
Press the expansion card firmly into the expansion slot in the motherboard.
4.
Make sure the metal contacts on the card are fully 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, configure required settings for the expansion card in
system
BIOS Setup.
8.
Install related driver in the operating system.
For example: Installing a PCI Express x16 VGA card:
To remove the VGA card from the PCI
Expressx16 slot, you can press the latch
as the picture to the left shows to release
the card.
To install the VGA card:
Please align the VGA card with the PCI Ex-
press x16 slot and press down on the card.
Make sure the VGA card is locked by the latch
at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot.