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Installing an expansion card
This section explains how to install an expansion card. The onboard
expansion slots supports PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)/
PCI-X and PCI Express cards.
To install an expansion card
Note: PCI Express slot is a new type of interface and differs in
length than the conventional PCI/PCI-X slots. You should always
install the correct type of plug-in expansion cards in the x4 PCI
Express slot. Contact your dealer for qualified x4 PCI Express card
vendors.
1 Observe the ESD precautions and pre-installation procedures
described on page 39.
2 Locate an empty expansion slot on the mainboard.
3 Press the slot release latch outward (1).
4 Open the side cover of the slot (2).
5 Pull out the card bracket (3).
6 Remove the expansion card from its protective packaging.
7 Align the card in the empty slot.
8 Insert the bracket with the card into the selected slot (4). Make
sure that the card is properly seated.