How Do You Install A Video Capture Card?
Take your computer’s media experience to the next level by upgrading your system with a video capture card. With a video capture card, you can capture and edit video from digital and analog sources. And with the right software, you can even view television programming on your computer–with pause, rewind and record capabilities. Turn off your computer, and disconnect all of the cables attached to it. Sit the computer on a stable work surface–like desk, chair or table. Remove the case screws securing the case to the computer’s frame–the screws will be located at the back of your computer, along the edges. Slide the casing off of the computer’s frame to expose your computer’s internal components. Locate an unused card slot on your motherboard. Remove the screw securing the metal plate adjacent to the slot and at the back of the case. Remove the metal plate, and slide the video capture card into the card slot. The card’s gold contacts will fit into the slot one way only–if it doesn’t f