Compaq dx2400 Laptop User Manual


 
Expansion Cards
The computer has one standard PCI expansion slot that can accommodate an expansion card up to
17.46 cm (6.875 inches) in length. The computer also has two PCI Express x1 expansion slots and one
PCI Express x16 expansion slot.
Table 6-2 Expansion Slot Locations
Item Description
1 PCI expansion slot
2 PCI Express x1 expansion slot
3 PCI Express x1 expansion slot
4 PCI Express x16 expansion slot
NOTE: You can install a PCI Express x1, x4, x8, or x16 expansion card in the PCI Express x16
expansion slot.
To remove, replace, or add an expansion card:
1. Prepare the computer for disassembly (
Preparation for Disassembly on page 27).
2. Remove the computer access panel (
Computer Access Panel on page 31).
3. Locate the correct vacant expansion socket on the system board and the corresponding expansion
slot on the back of the computer chassis.
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