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Warning:
Do not run FDISK and FORMAT programs on a drive that has already
been formatted or you will lose all programs and data stored on the
drive.
Installing Expansion Cards
The G586IPC system board is equipped with 3 dedicated PCI slots, 3
dedicated 16-bit ISA slots and 1 shared PCI/ISA slot. All PCI slots are
bus masters. You can only install one card in one or the other of the
shared slots at a time; you cannot install devices in both slots.
Due to the size of the CPU with its accompanying heatsink/fan compo-
nent, the length of the add-in cards in PCI slots 1 and 2 and ISA slots 1
and 2 is limited to 18cm (measured from the bracket of the card).
The length of the add-in card in PCI slot 4 is limited to 18cm only if its
components protrude more than 5mm from the solder side of the card.
Refer to page 12 for the locations of the expansion slots.
Note:
The BIOS needs to be configured for the PCI add-in cards installed in
the PCI slots. Refer to the “PCI Configuration Setup” presented in the
“Software Installation” section of the manual.