2 How to Install Accessories In Your PC
Installing Accessory Boards
Installing the Board
1Disconnect the computer’s power supply cord and any connection to a telecommunications network.
2Remove the computer’s cover and power supply.
3Find a free slot. Some boards may have preferred locations and special installation instructions detailed in their manuals.
NOTE | Your PC may have a small terminator board installed in a PCI slot. You | |
| must remove this board before installing any PCI accessory boards. | |
| 4 | Unscrew and remove the slot cover. Store it in a safe place. |
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| If the slot cover is tight, loosen the screws on the adjacent slots. (See |
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| diagram on facing page.) |
| 5 | Hold the board horizontally by its “top” edge. Slide it into the board |
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| guide of the chosen slot. Do not bend the board. (See diagram on |
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| facing page.) |
| 6 | Align the board’s connector with the slot’s socket and firmly press |
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| into the socket. Ensure the board’s connector engages completely |
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| with the socket and does not touch components on other boards. |
| 7 | Secure the board by replacing the slot cover screw. |
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| If you loosened the screws on adjacent slots, tighten them. (See |
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| diagram on facing page.) |
| 8 | If you install a |
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| accessory board’s cable to the VESA |
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| system board. If you have a Matrox Millennium video board, connect |
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| the cable to the VESA connector on the Matrox board (refer to page |
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| 27). You may also need to update the Video Submenu (Configuration |
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| group) of the HP Setup program (refer to page 66). |
| 9 | Install any other accessories before replacing the power supply and |
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| the cover. Reconnect all cables and power cords. |
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