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Chapter 2
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
User's Manual |
GH551
Before installing the Mini PCIe module into the Mini PCIe socket, please make sure that the fol-
lowing safety cautions are well-attended.
1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered
down.
2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.
3. Locate the Mini PCIe socket on the system board
4. Make sure the notch on card is aligned to the key on the socket.
Installing the Mini PCIe Module
X
Internal I/O Connectors
X
Expansion Slots
Mini PCIe Full Size
Mini PCIe Socket
Key
Stand-off
Notch
Please follow the steps below to install the card into the socket.
Step 2:
Press the end of the card far from
the socket down until against the
stand-off.
Step 3:
Screw tight the card onto the stand-
off with a screw driver and a stand-
off screw until the gap between
the card and the stand-off closes
up. The card should be lying paral-
lel to the board when it’s correctly
mounted.
Step 1:
Insert the card into the socket at an
angle while making sure the notch
and key are perfectly aligned.
Mini PCIe Half Size
Mini PCIe Socket
Key
Stand-off
Notch
