Compaq Presario Internet PC - Manual (Page 69)

M Y P RESARIO —G ETTING S TARTED AND B EYOND C OMPUTER U PGRADES 7-9
Adding an Expansion or Option Card
1. Complete the Accessing Internal
Computer Components
procedure.
2. Align the expansion card
with the slot on the system
board and rear connector slot
on the chassis and insert the
expansion card carefully and
firmly into the slot.
3. Place the slot screw into the
chassis slot to secure the
expansion card to the
chassis.
4. Reverse the procedure to
replace the expansion card.
An expansion card is a
circuit board that fits into a
computer expansion slot to
add a certain function: a
modem, sound or audio
card, Network Interface
Card (NIC), or Small
Computer System
Interface (SCSI) adapter.
This topic shows you how
to upgrade or replace
expansion and option
cards in the computer.
Expansion and option
cards can include graphics,
audio, modem,
networking, and other
solutions for Accelerated
Graphics Port
(AGP) or
Peripheral Component
Interconnect (PCI) slots.
The type and number of
expansion slots may vary by
model.
Be sure the expansion card is
properly positioned into the
rear connector slot on the
chassis.