Installing The Pci Card - Acomdata external E5 Serial ATA(SATA) User Manual

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NSTALLING THE
Accessing the PCI Slot
1. Save all your work and shut down the computer.
Disconnect all cables except the power cord. Make
sure you will have unobstructed access to your com-
puter's interior.
2. Touch the metal PCI access covers on the back of the
computer to discharge any static electricity (Figure 1).
To avoid generating static electricity, do not walk
around the room
until you have com-
pleted the installa-
tion of the PCI card.
3. Unplug the power
cord.
4. Open the computer
cover. (See your
computer's manual
for instructions.)
5. Remove the screw
that holds the PCI
slot access cover
in place (Figure 2).
Do not discard the
screw.
6. Remove the PCI slot
access cover.
PCI C
FIGURE 1
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