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Installing an adapter card
This section provides information and instructions for installing adapter cards.
Your computer has one PCI adapter card slot and one PCI Express x16 adapter
card slot.
To install an adapter card:
1. Open the computer cover. See “Opening the cover” on page 12.
2. Rotate the adapter card retainer 1 to the open position.
3. Remove the new adapter card from its static-protective package.
4. Install the adapter card 2 into the appropriate adapter card slot on the system
board.
Note: The white slot is for the PCI adapter card and the black slot is for the
PCI Express x16 adapter card.
5. Rotate the adapter card retainer to the closed position.
What to do next:
v To work with another option, go to the appropriate section.
v To complete the installation, go to Chapter 4, “Completing the parts
replacement,” on page 35.
Figure 9. Installing the adapter card
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