Your computer provides expansion slots for the following cards:
In the small form-factor computer, one low-profile, 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI card.
In the small desktop computer, up to two 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI cards.
In the small mini-tower computer, up to four 32-bit, 33-MHz PCI cards.
All of the form factors provide an expansion slot for one 32-bit, AGP 4x card (low-profile in the small form-factor and small desktop computers) operating at 1.5 V.
NOTE: Before
disconnecting a device
from the computer or
removing a component
from the system board,
verify that the auxiliary
power light on the system
board is off. For the
location of this light, see
"System Board
Components."
CAUTION: Some network cards automatically start the computer when they are connected. To guard against electrical shock, be sure to unplug the computer from its electrical outlet before installing any expansion cards.
Prepare the expansion card for installation.
See the documentation that came with the expansion card for information on configuring the card, making internal connections, or otherwise customizing it for your computer.
Place the expansion card on the connector and press down firmly.
Make sure that the card is fully seated in the slot.
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.
Expansion Card Connection
1
Bracket within slot
2
Bracket caught outside of slot
3
Fully seated card
4
Not fully seated card
Before lowering the retention arm, make sure of the following:
Tops of all expansion cards and filler brackets are flush with the alignment bar.
Notch in the top of the card or filler bracket fits around the alignment guide.
Press the arm into place, securing the expansion card(s) in the computer.
Retention Arm Closure
1
Filler bracket
2
Alignment guide
3
Alignment bar
4
Retention arm
Reconnect the computer and devices to their electrical outlets and
turn them on.
NOTE: After you open and close the cover, the chassis intrusion detector
causes the following message to be displayed at the next computer
start-up:
On the hinged lever, press the indentation with your thumb at an
angle toward the system board until you release the tab. Continue
holding the lever and pull the lever up.
Slide the filler bracket up.
AGP Slot Filler Bracket Removal
1
Hinged lever
2
Indented tab
On the AGP card clip, press the lever toward the PCI slot 1.
Pull the AGP card up and out of the AGP card clip.
