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Figure 6-11. Installing and Removing a Daughter Card

#2 Phillips screws

daughter card

daughter card connector

LED cable

hard-drive cables

3Grasp the daughter card and carefully pull it away from the system-board connector.

4Disconnect the LED cable from the daughter card. See Figure 6-11.

Installing a Daughter Card

1Open the system. See "Opening the System" in Troubleshooting Your System."

2Connect the LED cable to the connector on the bottom of the daughter card. See Figure 6-11.

3Use the #2 Phillips screws to secure the daughter card to the system board.

4Insert the daughter card firmly into the connector on the system board until the card is fully seated.

5Connect the hard-drive cables to the connectors on the daughter card.

Ensure that port 0 of the daughter card is connected to the cable for hard drive 0, port 1 is connected to the cable for hard drive 1, and so forth.

6Close the system. See "Closing the System" in "Troubleshooting Your System."

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