Installing An Expansion Card - Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 User Manual

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Installing an Expansion Card

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card:
• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that
came with your expansion card.
• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before
installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage.
Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot.
1. Locate an expansion slot that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel.
2. Align the card with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot.
3. Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot.
4. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw.
5. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s).
6. Turn on your computer. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for
your expansion card(s).
7. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system.
Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card:
• Removing the Card from the PCIE_16_1 Slot:
PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE_16_1)
PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE_16_2)
PCI Express x1 Slot
PCI Slot
• Installing a Graphics Card:
Pull out the small white- drawable bar at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot
to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot.
You can also press the latch on the back of the white-drawable bar to
release the card.
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Gently insert the graphics card into the PCI Ex-
press x16 slot. Make sure the small white-draw-
able bar securely locks the graphics card.
Hardware Installation