Installing And Removing Adapters; Figure 9. Installing An Adapter - Lenovo Aptiva Product Manual

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Installing and Removing Adapters

When the side cover is removed, you can install and remove adapters.
Your system's motherboard has five expansion slots that support the peripheral component
interconnect (PCI) architecture, as shown in Figure 3. When your system was delivered, three of
these PCI slots were occupied, by the sound card, the LAN adapter, and the modem. Thus, two
PCI slots are available in the standard configuration for additional adapters.
Your system's motherboard has one special expansion slot that supports the Accelerated Graphics
Port (AGP) architecture, also shown in Figure 3. When your system was delivered, the AGP slot
was occupied by the video adapter. Working with AGP adapters is fundamentally the same as
working with PCI adapters, but an AGP adapter can be installed only in the AGP expansion slot,
whereas a PCI adapter can be installed in any PCI expansion slot.
Most PCI adapters adapters do not require any configuration before installation. However, always
check the documentation provided with the adapter to see if any preparation has to be done to the
adapter before it is installed. After the adapter is installed, it is recognized by the system and
usually configured automatically.
Some adapters require device drivers and other support software, which usually ship with the
adapter. The method of installing device drivers varies; so, always follow the instructions in the
documentation provided with the adapter to install any device drivers and support software.
To install an adapter:
1. Remove the I/O slot cover on the back of the chassis that corresponds to the motherboard
expansion slot that you intend to use.
2. Install the adapter into the expansion slot on the motherboard.

Figure 9. Installing an Adapter

3. Install the screw that secures the adapter.
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