Installing and Configuring Expansion Cards - CompTIA A+ 220-801: 1.4

High-end video cards

Audio Expansion 

Television tuners

SCSI adapter  (Small Computer System Interface)

Serial / parallel adapter Expansion Card

USB card adapter

Modem

Ethernet adapter

Documentation

• Check the motherboard documentation
• Number and type of slots
• Check the adapter card documentation
• Minimum requirements
• Hardware, software
• Knowledge
• Any "gotchas?"

• Support forums
• What are the other people saying?
• You may need to perform a driver installation before installing hardware

Driver installation

• You checked the documentation first, right?
• Check the web for the latest version
• Uninstall previous drivers through Windows Device Manager
• Manufacturer provided setup program
• Manual installation through Windows Device Manager
• Check the Device Manager for the status
• Does it work?