How to Install a USB Card

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Turn off your computer and unplug it from its power source.

   Open the box. , Sometimes these are screwed down, so have your screwdriver handy. , If you can, try to hold onto the card by its sides in order to avoid smudging anything.
   
   You don't want to finish only to find problems arising because of fingerprints you left behind when you were plugging it in. , It will not be necessary to replace the cover itself, but it would be a good idea to hang on to it.
   
   Put it in a desk drawer or another place where you won't forget it. ,,, At this point it is fine to replace anything you unhooked from the computer at the beginning of installation. ,
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   Step 2: Unhook any devices you have plugged into your computer.

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   Step 3: Unscrew the screws that fasten the box in which your motherboard is housed.

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   Step 4: Uncover a PCI slot.

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   Step 5: Fit your USB card into an open slot.

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   Step 6: Refit the screw in the appropriate spot to hold the card in place without any chance of it coming out if the PCI slot had a cover that was screwed down.

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   Step 7: Place the panel to the box encasing your motherboard back in place

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   Step 8: screwing in all of the screws you took out.

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   Step 9: Plug your computer back in to its power source.

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    Step 10: Turn your computer on.

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    Step 11: Install the driver for your USB card by inserting the driver disc into your computer and following the onscreen instructions that appear.

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