Gateway ALR 9200 Manuale Utente

6.

Hold the expansion card by its top edge or upper corners. Firmly press 
it into an expansion slot on the system board. The tapered foot of the 
board retaining bracket must fit into the mating slot in the expansion 
slot frame.

a. Install an ISA board component-side up.

b. Install a PCI board component-side down.

7.

Replace the screw you removed when you removed the slot cover to 
secure the card in the slot.

8.

Attach cables to the card if necessary.

9.

Replace the rear foam pad.

10.

Reinstall the access panel using the original screws (see “Installing the 
Access Cover” on page 8).

11.

Running the SSU is optional after you install or remove a PCI or ISA 
board.

Removing an Expansion Card

Remember that removing an ISA expansion card may require you to use the 
SSU to remove it from the system configuration.

1.

Observe the safety and ESD precautions in “Static Electricity 
Precautions” on page 2.

2.

Remove the access cover (“Opening the System” on page 3), and the 
rear foam pad.

3.

Disconnect any cables attached to the board you are removing.

4.

Remove and save the screw that secures the board in its slot.

5.

Holding the board by its top edge or upper corners, carefully pull it 
out. Do not scrape the board against other components.

6.

Store the board in an antistatic protective wrapper.

To Remove an Expansion Card

Slot covers must be installed 
on all vacant expansion 
slots. This maintains the 
electromagnetic emissions 
(EMI) characteristics of the 
system and ensures proper 
cooling of system 
components.

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