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Installing an Expansion Card

1. Unpack the expansion card, and prepare it for installation.

For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.

2. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

3. Remove the cover (see "Removing the Cover" in "Troubleshooting Your System").

4. Disconnect all expansion-card cables.

5. Remove the expansion-card cage (see "Removing the Expansion-Card Cage").

6. Position the expansion-card cage so that the riser board lies horizontally on your work surface.

7. Open the expansion-card latch (see Figure6-4) and remove the filler bracket.

8. Install the expansion card (see Figure6-4).

a. Position the expansion card so that the card-edge connector aligns with the expansion-card connector on the expansion-card riser board.

b. Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the expansion-card connector until the card is fully seated.

c. When the card is seated in the connector, close the expansion-card latch (see Figure6-4).

The card guide latch closes automatically as the card is seated in the connector.

Figure 6-4. Installing an Expansion Card

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Table 6-2. PCI Bus Scan Order

Order

Device or Slot

Video

Embedded remote access components

Expansion slot 1

Expansion slot 2

Expansion slot 3

Integrated NIC 1

Integrated NIC 2

Integrated SCSI controller on the system board

Optional integrated RAID controller on the system board

NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see "Abbreviations and Acronyms."

CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, you must turn off the system and disconnect it from its power source. For more information, see

"Safety First—For You and Your System" in "Troubleshooting Your System."

NOTICE: See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety instructions in your System Information document.

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