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4. Expanding Your System

Adding an Expansion Board

The five ISA and three PCI expansion slots on your mainboard are

designed to accept a wide variety of add-on cards (many available from

ZEOS). Scanners, tape backup units, video capture devices, and many

other devices come on expansion cards, which communicate with the

CPU via standard expansion slots. Often, adding these components is as

easy as opening the case, slipping the new card into an empty slot, then

connecting the external component (if there is one) to the card.

To add an expansion board:

1. Turn off the monitor and system unit power, then unplug the AC

power cords from the wall outlet.

2. Open the system unit case (see How to Open a Desktop Case,

earlier).

3. Find an empty expansion slot or, if you are replacing an expansion

card already in your system (such as when upgrading your video

card), locate the old card.

4. Unscrew the mounting screw and remove the blank bracket by

sliding it up. If you are removing an old expansion card, carefully

lift it straight up (sometimes you have to wiggle it a little).

5. Set any jumpers or switches on the new card. See the card’s

documentation for the correct jumper settings.

6. Slide the new card into the slot. Press down firmly, so the edge

connector slides completely into the slot.

7. Tighten the mounting screw.

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