IMac won't detect airport extreme card

i just bought an airport extreme card for my 1.25 GHz G4 iMac. i have installed the card in my computer, but for some reason my computer hasn't detected the card.
i read some suggestions in other discussions, and have tried almost everything. i have reset my PRAM and run the apple hardware test. the card still has not been detected. i have also installed the latest software update for airport. still nothing. someone also suggested resetting the PMU, but i read up on that and don't see how that would help with an airport extreme card.
i'm wondering if maybe i didn't do a good job of installing the card. it seems easy enough, but after i inserted the card and attached the antennae, the card felt sort of loose in the slot. i don't know if it's supposed to be a tight fit or not. i pushed the card in until it go any father, but i didn't want to push it too hard for fear of breaking something.
any suggestions?
thanks.
iMac G4 1.25 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.6)
iMac G4 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

i figured it out. my card wasn't pushed in all the way. DOH!

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surfingbaku, Welcome to the discussion area!
Use the information in KB 86325, eMac: How to locate the serial number and identify your model to identify which type of eMac you have.
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JacoColtrane wrote:
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and check that against the results of the first one; and hope the
faulty matter is with the first card and not the iMac G4 itself.
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Mac, and was not there during the OS installation, some of the
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+{edited to add conjecture and other stuff}+

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