User's Manual

Installing an Option Card
This section explains how to install an option card. Your
computer has four expansion slots: two for S-bit or 16-bit ISA
option cards (slots 1 and 4) and two for 32-bit VL-Bus cards
(slots 2 and 3). The VESA slots can also be used for ISA option
cards; however, you will not be able to use the high-speed
VESA interface with an ISA card. One of your VESA slots may
be occupied by the video card that came with your computer.
Follow these guidelines when deciding which slot to use:
0 If you are installing a display adapter card, make sure any
switches or jumpers on the card are set properly. See the
documentation that came with the card for instructions.
0 Although you can install an ISA option card in any of the
four slots, you can only install a VESA card in slot 2 or 3.
Make sure you know what type of card you are installing.
0 If you installed SIMMs, the bottom slot (slot 1) will
accommodate only a half-length card.
0 In order to access the bottom slot, you may have to remove
the VGA adapter card and then reinstall it. See page 4-16
for instructions on removing a card.
0 If you are using a monochrome or CGA adapter and
monitor, you also need to set the Primary display
option in SETUP. See Chapter 2 for instructions on running
SETUP.
Note
Before you install an option card, see if you need to change
any jumper settings or DIP switches on the system board.
For example, if you install a video card to use with a
monochrome monitor, you may need to change DIP
switch 5. See page 4-7.
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