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Hardware Upgrades
Compaq Confidential - Need to Know Required
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Removing or Installing an Expansion Card
1.
Shut down the operating system properly, then turn off the
computer and any external devices, then disconnect the power
cord from the power outlet.
2.
Remove the computer access panel.
3.
If installing an expansion card, skip to step 8.
4.
To remove an installed expansion card, disconnect any cables
attached to the expansion card.
5.
Remove the screw at the side of the expansion slot.
6.
Hold the card at each end and carefully rock it back and forth
until the connectors pull free from the slot. Be sure not to scrape
the card against other components.
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.
