6. Secure the retaining bracket to the frame of the computer with the small
screw and washer. Also replace the ground screw if there is one. The free
end of long option cards is held in position by a piece of foam inside the
top of the main unit lid and by the card bracket on the inside of the front
panel.
Removing an access slot cover
Some option cards, such as your video monitor card, have an outlet for
connecting an external device. If you install an option card that has an exter-
nal connector for other equipment, (your video monitor, for example), you
need to remove the metal access slot cover on the computer’s back panel that
corresponds to the option card slot. Follow these steps:
1. Hold the back panel of the computer with the inside facing you. The
individual access slot covers are held in position by a tab at the bottom
and a clip at the top.
2. Remove the appropriate cover by pushing down on the clip and pushing
out. See Figure 3-5. Save the cover in case you need to remove the
option card.
Figure
3-5. Removing access slot cover
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