ASUS ATI VGA User’s Manual
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This section tells you how to install theASUS PCI Video Card or ASUS Audio+Video
MediaBus Card in your PC computer. The steps provided below demonstrate how
to install the cards in a typical system. Your system may be slightly different.
IMPORTANT: Keep the host adapter in its antistatic bag until you are ready
to install it. Before you pick up the adapter, ground yourself by touching an
unpainted surface on the computer chassis. Even a little static electricity can
destroy a host adapter component!
Installation Procedures:
1. Unplug all electrical cords on your computer.
2. Remove the screws for the back of the system unit cover.
3. Remove the system unit cover.
4. Find an unused 5volt PCI bus expansion slot or MediaBus expansion slot.
Make sure this slot is unobstructed. .
5. Remove the corresponding expansion slot cover from the computer chassis.
The slot cover is the metal strip in the back of the computer chassis that covers
the opening for the adapter’s external connector.
6. Ground yourself to an antistatic mat or other grounded source.
7. Pick up the board (still in its sleeve) by grasping the edge bracket with one
hand. Avoiding touching board components.
8. Remove the plastic sleeve.
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WARNING: Computer boards and components contain very delicate Inte-
grated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect the computer board and other compo-
nents against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precau-
tions whenever you work on your computer.
1. Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing
expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause
severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.
2. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads, or
circuitry.
3. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components.
4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with
the component whenever the components are separated from the system.