User Guide

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Installing an expansion card
The Acer Altos R500 system allows installation of two expansion cards.
To install an expansion card:
1 Remove the system cover. See “Removing the system cover” on
page 43 for more information.
2 Open the clips securing the metal bracket to the system housing
(1 and 2).
Gently pull out the metal bracket from the main board (3).
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