CAUTION

2 How to Install Accessories In Your PC

Installing Accessory Boards

Installing Accessory Boards

Static electricity can damage electronic components. Turn all equipment off. Don’t let your clothes touch the accessory. To equalize the static electricity, rest the accessory bag on top of the computer while you are removing the accessory from the bag. Handle the accessory as little as possible and with care.

The PC has four main accessory board slots and one supplementary ISA slot:

•Slot 1 (the top slot) can be used for a full-length 32-bit PCI board

•Slot 2 can be used for either a full-length 32-bit PCI or a full-length 16-bit ISA board

•Slot 3 can be used for a full-length 32-bit PCI board

•Slot 4 (the bottom slot) an be used either a full-length 32-bit PCI or a ¾-length 16-bit ISA board.

•Slot 5 (the supplementary slot) is under the power supply and can be used for half-length 16-bit ISA boards (16 cm/6.3-inch maximum length). Alternatively, this space can be used for a hard disk drive (refer to page 29).

Configuring Accessory Boards with Plug and Play

Plug and Play is an industry standard for automatically configuring your PC's hardware resources and the accessory boards installed in it. Your PC has configurable support for Plug and Play in the BIOS.

All PCI accessory boards are Plug and Play, although not all ISA boards are. Check the accessory board’s documentation if you are unsure.

When you start your PC after installing an accessory board, the Plug and Play BIOS automatically detects which hardware resources (IRQs, DMAs, memory ranges, and I/O addresses) are used by the system- based components.

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