Note: Pay specific attention to the warnings in your option card instructions. Some devices have delicate CMOS chips you should not touch.

When you handle the card, be careful not to touch any of the contacts on the circuit board, especially along the gold edge connections. If you need to put it down before installing it, place it with the component side facing down on top of the original packing. Keep the card’s original packing materials in case you remove the card later.

3.Grip the card firmly by the top corners. The contact pins should be pointing down and the components should face toward the inside of the main unit.

4.Insert the card straight down into the slot as shown in Figure 3-4. Place the tab at the bottom of the retaining bracket into the corresponding notch at the back of the computer.

Figure 3-4. Inserting option card

5.Once the connector pins are sitting in the connector slot, push down firmly (but carefully) to fully insert the card. If the connector does not seem to be going in smoothly, do not force it; pull it all the way out and try again. Be sure to keep it straight.

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