STEP FOUR: Insert new card

When handling the card, carefully hold it by its edges and avoid touching the circuitry and gold contacts

  • Align the card with the expansion slot and press it in firmly until the card is fully seated.
  • Make sure that the metal contacts of the card are completely pushed into the expansion slot. A common problem with new installations is a card that is not fully seated.
  • Make sure the metal bracket fits snugly into the external slot and that the hookups are visible from outside the PC
  • Replace the retaining screw to secure the bracket of the card to the computer frame
  • Replace the computer cover