Installing the SPEA Board


The SPEA card  is installed in a PCI expansion slot.

1. Select a free expansion slot and remove its metal slot cover. Save the screw to secure the graphics card later.

2. Hold the card by the edges and press it firmly into the expansion slot.

3. Installation in a PCI expansion slot

Important!
The following step is very important in order to ground your SPEA graphics card properly.

4. Align the slot in the mounting bracket of the SPEA card with the screw hole in the rear panel of the computer case. Use the screw you removed from the expansion slot cover or the previously installed video adapter to secure the SPEA card in place.

5. Secure ribbon cables and gently push them down and out of the way before you replace the system cover. 

6. Replace the computer cover. Secure it with the screws you removed earlier. 

7. Reconnect any peripheral equipment cables you may have disconnected. 

8. Securely attach your monitor cable to the 15-pin VGA output connector on the board. The other end is hooked up to the monitor as decribed in the manual of the monitor manufacturer.