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Installing an expansion card, Installing an expansion card –10 – HP DX2200 User Manual

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Hardware Reference Guide

Hardware Upgrades

Installing an Expansion Card

The computer has two PCI expansion slots that can accommodate
expansion cards up to 17.46 cm (6.875 inches) in length, one PCI
Express x1 expansion slot, and one PCI Express x16 expansion slot.

1. Turn off the computer properly through the operating system and

turn off any external devices.

2. Disconnect the power cord from the power outlet and the

computer, and disconnect any external devices.

3. Remove the access panel and lay the computer on its side with the

opening to internal parts facing up.

4. On the rear panel of the computer, remove the screw that secures

the slot cover lock in place 1 and slide the slot cover lock up and
away from the slots to remove it from the computer 2.

Releasing the Slot Cover Lock