Adding Parts 71
Adding Cards CAUTION: Befor e you be gin any of the proce dures i n this s ection,
follow the safety instructions listed in "When Working Inside Your
Computer" on page 12.
CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your
computer from the electrical outlet before opening the cover.
The computer’s card connectors allow you to install different types of
devices such as modems, network adapters, and video cards.
1Shut down the computer (see page 20).
2Turn off any attached devices and disconnect them from their
electrical outlets.
NOTICE: To disconnect a network cable, first unplug the cable from your
computer and then unplug it from the network wall jack.
3Disconnect the computer power cable from the wall outlet, and then
press the power button to ground the system board.
4Open the computer cover (see page 67).
5To raise the securing lever, press the tab until it is free from the latch
and then lift the lever.
HINT: The AGP card is
removed from the
following two illustrations
to provide a better view of
the inside of your
computer.
6Insert the card into the connector.
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