5. Hardware Installation
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5.4 Install the motherboard in a chassis
After you have prepared the motherboard by installing a processor, one or more memory
modules and have set the jumpers correctly, install the motherboard into a chassis and
begin connecting essential peripheral items to the connectors on the motherboard.
Follow the instructions given with the chassis to install the motherboard into the mounting
brackets inside the chassis. The motherboard has several holes drilled through it and you
should be able to drive a screw through some of these holes into the mounting brackets in the
chassis. Don’t overtighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard.
Note: Make sure that the power supply unit in the chassis is not connected to a power outlet
while you are carrying out the installation procedure.
We will begin the installation of the motherboard. Please follow the procedure step by step
which designed to guide you to a complete and correct installation.
Step1:
Install the Expansion Card
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This motherboard has five PCI, two ISA and an AGP slots. You can use the expansion
slots to install expansions card that add new feature to your system.
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The AGP slot supports an add-on graphics adapter which has an AGP
(Accelerated Graphics Port) edge slot.
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The ISA slots support legacy add-on cards which have an 8/16 bit ISA (Industry
Standard Architecture) edge slot.
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The PCI slots support current add-on cards which have a 32 bit PCI (Peripheral
Components Interconnect) edge slot.
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You must install a graphics adapter in order to use the system. For best performance,
we recommend you to use an AGP adapter. You do not need to use an AGP
adapter. You can also install a graphics adapter in a PCI slot.
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Follow the steps mentioned below to install the Expansion card :
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Locate the expansion slots on the motherboard. Select which slot you plan to use
according to the kind of add-on card you are going to install.
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In the chassis, remove the blanking plate from the opening in the chassis adjacent
to the slot you are going to use.
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Hold the edge connector of the add-on card directly over the slot that you are
going to use. The metal bracket on one edge of the add-on card fits into the
opening from which you removed the blanking plate.
