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PCI/I-P54SP4
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 expilllsion 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 4 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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lhe basic procedure is as follows:
1.
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, tum on the computer and check to see
if
the
card is working properly as well as do any software set up re-
quired.
Remove the slot
retaining screw
&
slot cover
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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