Hardware Reference Guide

8. To install a new expansion card, hold the card just above the expansion socket on the system board and
then move the card toward the rear of the chassis (1) so that the bracket on the card is aligned with the
open slot on the rear of the chassis. Press the card straight down into the expansion socket on the
system board (2).
NOTE: When installing an expansion card, press rmly on the card so that the whole connector seats
properly in the expansion card socket.
9. Rotate the slot cover retention latch back in place to secure the expansion card.
10. Connect external cables to the installed card, if needed. Connect internal cables to the system board, if
needed.
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