6. Insert the expansion card into the expansion-card connector.
If the expansion card is full-length, insert the end of the card into the expansion card guide bracket as you lower the card toward its connector on the
system board. Insert the card firmly into the expansion-card connector on the system board (see the following figure).
Installing an Expansion Card
7. Secure the card's bracket to the chassis with the screw you removed in step 5.
8. Connect any cables that should be attached to the card.
See the documentation for the card for information about the card's cable connections.
9. If you removed the AGP brace, replace it.
10. Stand the computer upright.
11. Replace the computer cover, reconnect the computer and peripherals to their electrical outlets, and turn them on.
ALERT! Cover was previously removed.
12. If you installed a sound card, perform the following steps:
a. Enter system setup, select Integrated Devices and change the setting for Sound to Off.
b. Connect external audio devices to the sound card's connectors. Do not connect external audio devices to the microphone, line- out, or line-in
connectors on the system back panel (see "Back- Panel Connectors and Indicators").
CAUTION: Some network interface controllers (NICs) automatically start up the system when they are connected to a network. To guard against
electrical shock, be sure to unplug your computer from its electrical outlet before installing any expansion cards. Verify that the standby power
indicator on the system board is off. To locate this indicator, see "System Board Components."
