Installing An Agp Or Pci Expansion Card - HP Vectra XE320 Upgrade Manual

Upgrading and Replacing PC Hardware

Installing an AGP or PCI Expansion Card

WARNING
For your safety, disconnect the power cord and all external cables.
1 Switch off the PC, disconnect the power cord and remove the PC's side panel (refer to "Removing and
Replacing the Side Panel" on page 12).
2 Locate the slot you want to use.
If you are fitting a card in an empty slot, undo the screw holding the slot cover in place and remove
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it.
If you are replacing a card in an expansion slot, undo the screw holding the card in place and lift it
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out. If in addition, this card is an AGP card, open the plastic latch at the end of the slot.
3 Aligning the new card carefully, press it firmly into the socket and tighten the retaining screw.
4 If your are installing or replacing an AGP card, close the latch located at the side of the slot.
5 Replace the PC's side panel (refer to "Removing and Replacing the Side Panel" on page 12).
6 Reconnect the power cord.
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plastic latch on AGP slot