8. To install a new expansion card, hold the card just above the expansion socket on the system
board then move the card toward the rear of the chassis (1) so that the bracket on the card is
aligned with the open slot on the rear of the chassis. Press the card straight down into the
expansion socket on the system board (2).
NOTE: When installing an expansion card, press firmly on the card so that the whole connector
seats properly in the expansion card slot.
9. Rotate the slot cover retention latch back in place to secure the expansion card.
10. Connect external cables to the installed card, if needed. Connect internal cables to the system
board, if needed.
11. Replace the computer access panel.
12. If the computer was on a stand, replace the stand.
13. Reconnect the power cord and turn on the computer.
14. Lock any security devices that were disengaged when the access panel was removed.
15. Reconfigure the computer, if necessary.
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