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Adding an expansion card

To add an expansion card:

1Set any jumpers and switches on the card, if required in the card
instructions.
2Turn off the computer, disconnect the power cord and all external
peripheral devices.
3Open the case. (See Opening the case on page 23 and Preventing static
electricity discharge on page 22.)
4Locate an available slot and remove the slot cover by pressing the
expansion card retention clip back through the back panel.
5Pull out the slot cover.
6Press the card guide release tab upward to release the cards and allow the
new card to be inserted into the card guide (for full-length expansion
cards).
7Insert the bottom edge of the expansion card (the keyed edge with the
contacts) into the slot on the system board and push in firmly to seat
the card.
Important The card guide release tab is held in place during shipping
by a cotter pin. Remove the cotter pin before moving the
release tab. You can replace the cotter pin or leave it out.
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