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This appendix provides information about expansion cards and memory
(including an optional cache), and explains how to install them.
Installing an expansion card or memory involves three procedures (detailed
steps for each are provided later in this appendix):
m opening the computer
m inserting the card or memory module into a specific slot or socket
m closing the computer
About expansion cards
Expansion cards are printed circuit boards that can be installed in your
computer to give it special features, such as networking capability. Three
slots that will accept different size expansion cards are available within
your Macintosh:
m one peripheral component interconnect (PCI) slot that accommodates most
6.88-inch cards
m one PCI slot that accommodates either a 6.88-inch card or a full-size
12.28-inch card
Appendix B
Installing Expansion Cards and Additional Memory
Read this appendix for
instructions on installing an
expansion card in your computer.