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Appendix b installing an expansion card – Apple Macintosh Performa 5400 Series User Manual

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Expansion cards are printed circuit boards that can be installed in your
computer to give it special features, such as enhanced video capabilities,
networking and communications, and additional processing power. Your
Macintosh has slots available for three different kinds of expansion cards:
m a PCI (peripheral component interconnect) slot for a 6.88-inch long PCI

card (such as a video editing card)

m a communication slot for an internal modem or Ethernet card (you may

already have an internal modem installed in this slot)

m a video-in slot for a video input card that brings signals into the computer

from a videocassette recorder (VCR), laser disc player, video camera, or
similar device

Video-in slot
(You may have a video input card
already installed in this slot.)

PCI (peripheral component
interconnect) slot and PCI
card adapter

Monitor-out slot

Communication slot
(You may have a communication
card—such as an internal modem—
installed in this slot.)

Vertical plate

DRAM DIMM slots (2)

Cache slot

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Appendix B
Installing an Expansion Card

Read this appendix for

instructions on installing an

expansion card in your computer

.