Hardware Upgrades

7.Store the card in anti-static packaging.

8.Install an expansion slot cover or new expansion card to close the open slot.

9.If not installing a new expansion card, skip to step 11.

10.To install a new expansion card in an open slot, remove the expansion slot cover.

11.Slide the expansion card into the expansion slot and press it firmly into place.

When you install an expansion card, make sure you press firmly on the card so that the whole connector seats properly in the expansion card slot.

12.Replace the screw at the side of the expansion slot.

13.Connect external cables to the installed card, if needed. Connect internal cables to the system board, if needed.

14.Replace the computer cover.

15.Reconfigure the computer, if necessary.

Hardware Reference Guide

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