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Apple PC Compatibility Card User Manual

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Chapter 2

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Insert the card.

The end of the card should engage the card guide at the front of the computer.
Press down on the card. When the card is fully inserted, you won’t be able to
see the gold-colored connector any more.
m Don’t rock the card from side to side; press it straight into the slot. Rocking

the card can damage the PCI slot.

m Don’t force the card. If you meet a lot of resistance, pull the card out and

try again.

m To see if the card is connected, pull it gently. If it resists, it is connected.

Port access
opening

As you lower the
card, you may find
it helpful to hold the
card slightly away
from the port access
opening until you actually
fit the card into its slot.

First PCI slot

Be sure that the card engages the card guide.