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PCI/I-486SP3G
User's Manual
Installing Expansion Cards
There many ISA and
PCI
expansion cards
you can install in your
system
to
expand its
capabilities.
Any
card
you get
will come with
instructions on
how to
configure and
install it. For
your
reference,
we have
included
a
brief decsription here of how to install
a card
in
your system case.
This is followed by
an explanation of
this
mainboard's
requirements
for
installing
expansion cards
that use
an
interrupt
request
line
(IRQ).
Please review
the IRQ information
care-
fully if you are
installing this type of
card.
If
you're
more
familiar with
this topic, there is
a chart-based synopsis
of the required procedures
at
the
end
of this
section.
Installation
Procedure
Expansion cards often
require
pre-installation configuration and
sometimes
post-installation software setup. Check your card docu-
mentation for instructions on
this.
Once you
have
configured an ex-
pansion card you want to
install, the
installation procedure is fairly
simple.
Your
system manual should
have
instructions for installing
expansion cards specific
to the design
of your system case. The pro-
cedure
here
covers the
basics
for your reference.
Before you start, always make
sure
the computer is
turned
off.
You
should
also make
sure to
observe
standard
static electricity
dis-
charge precautions. You can damage your
expansion
card, the
mainboard,
or
both by
not being careful about this.
The
basic
procedure for installing
expansion cards
is
the·
same
for
both ISA and PCI
cards.
The
components on
ISA cards will face to
the right as you view the
computer
from the front.
PCI card
compo-
nents face to the left. Please note that
PCI Slot
3
and
ISA Slot 1
share
the
same
mounting bracket position,
so
you
can
only
use
one
of these
slots,
not both.
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The basic procedure is as follows:
l.
Open the
system
case to gain access to the
expansion slots.
2.
Remove the
slot-cover
corresponding to the
slot you
want plan
to use. Put the
slot-cover
retaining
screw aside
and
store
the
slot cover
in case you need it later.
3.
Remove the
card
from its protective packaging if
you
haven't
already.
4.
Align the card's
slot connectors
to the
slot.
Keep the
card at a
90°
angle to the mainboard. Insert the card into the
slot
by
pressing it firmly
downward.
If
there is
a
lot of resistance, make
sure
the
slot connectors
are lined up
correctly. PCI cards require
very little pressure to insert.
5.
Attach
the card's mounting bracket
to
the
case
using the
slot
cover screw
you put
aside
in
Step 2.
6. Close
the
case,
turn
on
the
computer
and
check
to
see if
the
card
is
working
properly
as
well
as
do
any software set
up
re-
quired.
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Remove the slm:
retaining screw
& slot cover
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Use the screw to
secure the card to
the case
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The component side of the card should face right (or
up) for an ISA card and left (or down) for a PCI card
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