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.

 

 

 

If the slot cover is tight, loosen the screws on the adjacent slots. (See

 

 

diagram on facing page.)

 

5

Hold the board horizontally by its “top” edge. Slide it into the board

 

 

guide of the chosen slot. Do not bend the board. (See diagram on

 

 

facing page.)

 

6

Align the board’s connector with the slot’s socket and firmly press

 

 

into the socket. Ensure the board’s connector engages completely

 

 

with the socket and does not touch components on other boards.

 

7

Secure the board by replacing the slot cover screw.

 

 

If you loosened the screws on adjacent slots, tighten them. (See

 

 

diagram on facing page.)

 

8

If you install a VESA-standard video adapter board, connect the

 

 

accessory board’s cable to the VESA pass-through connector on the

 

 

system board. If you have a Matrox Millennium video board, connect

 

 

the cable to the VESA connector on the Matrox board (refer to page

 

 

27). You may also need to update the Video Submenu (Configuration

 

 

group) of the HP Setup program (refer to page 66).

 

9

Install any other accessories before replacing the power supply and

 

 

the cover. Reconnect all cables and power cords.

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HP Vectra VL 5/xxx manual Installing the Board