CREATIVE DSI V.92 - Manual (Page 12)

Installing Hardware 2-1
Installing Hardware
Installation Steps
Step 1: Prepare your
computer 1. Turn off your computer and all peripheral devices.
2. Touch a metal plate on your computer to ground yourself and to discharge any
static electricity, and then unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
3. Remove your computer casing.
4. Remove the metal bracket from an unused PCI slot as shown in Figure 2-1. Put
the screw aside for use later. Turn off the main power
supply and disconnect your
computer’s power cord.
Systems using an ATX power
supply unit with soft power
off may still be powering the
PCI slot. This can damage
your modem card when it is
inserted into the slot.
Figure 2-1 Removing a metal plate
PCI slot
ISA slot