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Installing an Expansion Card

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Installing an Expansion Card This section explains how to install an expansion card in your computer. Follow these steps to install an expansion card: 1. Remove the system cover according to the instructions in "Removing the Cover" in this chapter. 2. Remove the retaining screw from the metal slot cover you want to use. Then lift out the slot cover. 3. Adjust any switches or jumpers on the expansion card, if necessary. When you handle the card, be careful not to touch any components on the circuit board or the gold-edged connector. 4. Hold the card along the top corners and guide it into the connector. When the expansion card connector reaches the connector on the mainboard, push the card in firmly to insert it fully. 4-4 Installing and Removing Drives

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Installing and Removing Drives
This section explains how to install an expansion card in your computer.
Follow these steps to install an expansion card:
1.
Remove the system cover according to the instructions in “Removing the Cover” in this chapter.
2. Remove the retaining screw from the metal slot cover you want to use. Then lift out the slot cover.
3.
Adjust any switches or jumpers on the expansion card, if necessary. When you handle the card, be
careful not to touch any components on the circuit board or the gold-edged connector.
4.
Hold the card along the top corners and guide it into the connector. When the expansion card
connector reaches the connector on the mainboard, push the card in firmly to insert it fully.
Installing an Expansion Card