2. INSTALLATION
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Expansion Cards
Expansion Card Installation Procedures:
1. Read the documentation for your expansion card.
2. Set any necessary jumpers on your expansion card.
3. Remove your computer system’s cover.
4. Remove the bracket on the slot you intend to use. Keep
the bracket for possible future use.
5. Carefully align the card’s connectors and press firmly.
6. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed
in step 4.
7. Replace the computer’s system cover.
8. Setup the BIOS if necessary
9. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion
card.
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards
Some expansion cards need to use IRQ to operate. Generally
an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one use. In a
standard design there are 16 IRQs available but most of them
are already in use by parts of the system which leaves 6 free
for expansion cards.
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