Acer 3700g User Guide

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6

Install the new hard disk into the housing. Secure it with the drive 
rails you removed earlier and connect the power and hard disk 
cables to the new hard disk. 

7

Reinstall the drive frame into the housing.

8

Reattach the CD or DVD drive and the floppy drive cables. 

Note: Make sure that the other ends of the disk drive cables are 
securely connected to their corresponding connectors on the 
mainboard.

9

Replace the computer cover (see page 52).

Installing an expansion card

To install an expansion card:

Caution: Your system accepts low profile PCI cards only. 

1

Remove the computer cover (see page 51).

2

Locate an empty PCI-E or PCI conventional slot on the mainboard.

3

Remove the bracket lock that holds the bracket to the computer. 
Save the bracket lock. 

4

Pull out the bracket on the housing opposite the selected empty 
slot. 

5

Remove the expansion card from its protective packaging.

6

Align the card with the empty bracket and then insert it into the 
slot. Make sure that the card is properly seated. 

7

Secure the card to your computer with the bracket lock you 
removed earlier. 

8

Replace the computer cover (see page 52).

When you turn on the computer, BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) 
automatically detects and assigns resources to the newly-installed 
devices.

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