Hardware Reference Guide

12. To install a new expansion card, hold the card just above the expansion socket on the system board.
Then move the card toward the rear of the chassis (1) so that the bottom of the bracket on the card
slides into the small slot on 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.
13. Rotate the slot cover retention latch back in place to secure the expansion card.
14. Connect external cables to the installed card, if needed. Connect internal cables to the system board, if
needed.
15. Replace the computer access panel.
16. If the computer was on a stand, replace the stand.
17. Reconnect the power cord and any external devices, and then turn on the computer.
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