Install a Network Card

You will learn how to hold a network card, remove the cover on the tower, how to remove a network card, how to install a network card, how to replace the cover to the tower, and how to install the drivers for the network card onto the computer.

• Step 1
  Start by disconnecting any cables that are connected to the tower.
• Step 2
  Remove the cover to the tower by taking out the screws holding it in place.
• Step 3
  Remove the screw that's holding the card in place if there's already one in the slot.
• Step 4
  Carefully pull out the card without touching the top or bottom of the card.
• Step 5
  open the box to the new card and carefully insert it into the slot and place the screws back in to hold it into place.
• Step 6
  Replace the cover and connect all the cords to the tower, then start the computer.
• Step 7
  Insert the drivers disk into your tower and follow the step by step directions to install the drivers.