Installing And Removing The Retention Mechanism And Agp And Gpa Cards; Installing The Retention Mechanism; Retention Notch Shown On Agp Card - Intel D815EEA Product Manual

Intel Desktop Board D815EEA Product Guide
Installing and Removing the Retention Mechanism and
AGP and GPA Cards
The AGP universal connector supports AGP 1x, 2x, and 4x, and GPA cards. Newer cards have a
retention notch as shown in Figure 3. When using notched cards, install the AGP card retention
mechanism before installing the card. The AGP card retention mechanism is not used with
unnotched cards. Pages 24-28 describe:
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Installing the AGP card retention mechanism
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Installing a GPA card
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Removing a GPA card from the retention mechanism
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Removing the AGP card retention mechanism

Installing the Retention Mechanism

CAUTION
Install the retention mechanism (RM) only when using a card with a retention notch as shown in
the figure below. Use of the RM with an unnotched card may impair operation. If you need to
remove the RM, follow the instructions on page 28.
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Figure 3. Retention Notch shown on AGP Card
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