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Installing the PCI Card 5
Installing the PCI Card
CAUTION: Always
discharge static
electricity before
handling the1394
FireWire Card. You
may discharge static
electricity by touch-
ing a grounde
metal structure or by
using any commer-
cially available
grounding strap.
Step 1 Turn off the computer and all peripheral devices con-
nected to it.
Step 2 Unplug the computer power cord from the wall
receptacle.
Step 3 Remove the computer’s cover. Refer to your computer
owner’s manual for instructions.
Step 4 Remove the screw securing the expansion slot cover
behind one of the computer’s available PCI expansion
slots. Lift the expansion slot cover out as shown
below.
Note: Make sure the
slot is a PCI slot. PCI
slots are smaller
than ISA slots and
nearly always white
in color. ISA slots
are generally black
in color.
Figure 1: Removing the Backplate
The position of the expansion slots in your computer
may differ from the illustrations shown in this user’s
manual, depicting the slots in a vertical position.
Regardless of the position of the expansion slots, the
installation steps remain the same. Please refer to your
computer owner’s manual for more information
about the expansion slot configuration of your com-
puter.