Dell 6100, Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

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Installing System Board Options 8-3
Figure 8-2. Expansion Cards
Connectors E1 through E4 support 32-bit EISA master or
slave cards, and 8- and 16-bit ISA cards. Connectors P1
through P6 support 32-bit PCI master cards. Video
expansion cards should be installed in connectors P1, P2,
or P3.
Figure 8-3. Expansion-Card Connectors on the
System Board
Installing an Expansion Card
Follow this general installation procedure:
1. If you are installing an ISA expansion card, start
the system configuration utility and add the new
expansion card to the configuration information.
See Chapter 5, “Using the System Configuration
Utility,” in the system User’s Guide for instructions.
NOTES: If you are installing an EISA expansion
card, you should normally run the system configura-
tion utility after installing the expansion card.
If you are installing a PCI expansion card, your sys-
tem automatically performs any required PCI
configuration tasks during the boot routine.
2. Prepare the expansion card for installation, turn
off and disconnect the computer and peripherals
16-bit ISA expansion card
32-bit EISA expansion card
32-bit PCI expansion card
8-bit ISA expansion card
EISA connectors
(E1 [top]
through E4)
PCI connectors
(P1 [top]
through P6)