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Installation
CAUTION: Make sure to unplug the power supply when adding or
removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to
do so may cause severe damage to both the mainboard and
expansioncards.
Always observe static electricity precautions.
Please read “Handling Precautions” at the start of this manual.
To install an expansion card, follow the steps below:
1. Remove the computer chassis cover and select an empty expansion
slot.
2. Remove the corresponding slot cover from the computer chassis.
Unscrew the mounting screw that secures the slot cover and pull
the slot cover out from the computer chassis. Keep the slot cover
mounting screw nearby.
3. Holding the edge of the expansion card, carefully align the edge
connector with the expansion slot.
4. Push the expansion card firmly into the slot on the riser card. Push
down on one end of the expansion card, then the other. Use this
rocking motion until the addon card is firmly seated inside the
expansion slot.
5. Secure the board with the mounting screw removed in Step 2. Make
sure that the card has been placed evenly and completely into the
expansion slot.
6. Replace the computer systems cover.
7. Setup the BIOS if necessary.
8. Install the necessary software drivers for the expansion card.