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Hardware Installation

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1-5  Installing an Expansion Card

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card:

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  Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came 

with your expansion card.

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  Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing 

an expansion card to prevent hardware damage.

Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot.
1.  Locate an expansion slot that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel.
2.  Align the card with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot. 
3.  Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot.
4.  Secure the card’s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw. 
5.  After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s).
6.  Turn  on  your  computer.  If  necessary,  go  to  BIOS  Setup  to  make  any  required  BIOS  changes  for  your 

expansion card(s).

7.  Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system. 

Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card:

PCI Slot

PCI Express x1 Slot

PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIEX16)

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  Installing a Graphics Card:

  Gently push down on the top edge of the card until 

it  is  fully  inserted  into  the  PCI  Express  slot.  Make 
sure  the  card  is  securely  seated  in  the  slot  and 
does not rock.

PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIEX4)

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  Removing  the  Card  from 

the PCIEX16 Slot:

  Gently  push  back  on  the 

lever on the slot and then 
lift  the  card  straight  out 
from the slot. 

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  Removing  the  Card  from 

the PCIEX4 Slot:

  Press  the  white  latch  at 

the end of the PCI Express 
slot to release the card and 
then  pull  the  card  straight 
up from the slot.