User`s guide
APOGEE ELECTRONICS
2
Symphony 32 PCI card – User’s Guide
APOGEE ELECTRONICS
3
Symphony 32 PCI card – User’s Guide
Installing Symphony PCI Cards
1. As a safety precaution, unplug the computer’s AC cable.
2. To avoid electrostatic damage to the Symphony card, it is recommended that a grounded anti-static wrist
strap be used when installing the card.
3. Remove the Mac’s side cover (and air deector, if installing the card in a G5).
4. Remove the screw(s) securing the port access cover(s) of the required PCI slots and set them aside for later
use. Remove the port access cover(s).
5. After verifying jumper settings of the PCI card, align the card edge connector with the desired PCI slot and
press the card rmly into place until the gold pins of the edge connector are just visible. Be sure to insert the
end of the card without the connector into the appropriate card guide. If the card does not slide into place
with minimal effort, remove the card, check alignment and check for foreign objects. Don’t force the card into
place.
6. Re-install the access cover screw to secure the Symphony PCI card.
7. If multiple Symphony cards have been installed, connect the supplied ribbon cable between each PCI card as
shown below, making sure to align the key on the ribbon cable connector to the slot on the PCI card socket. If
only two Symphony cards are installed, use the connector on each end of the ribbon connector.
8. Re-install the Mac’s side panel (and air deector, if applicable)
Installation of Symphony PCI-E card
Multiple Symphony cards connected
by ribbon cable
Symphony Card PCI Slot to use Jumper Block
First Card Lowest number slot available
no jumpers (from the factory a
jumper is installed on 1 pin only)
Second Card Adjacent to First Card
Third Card Adjacent to Second Card
FIGURE 2
Setting On-board Jumpers
Before installing Symphony PCI cards into your Mac, it’s necessary to assign a unique ID for each card
using the block of jumpers indicated in gure 1.
1. Remove the Symphony card from its anti-static bag, paying careful attention to not touch the on-board
components or the gold connector pins.
2. Set jumpers on each card according to the PCI slot used, as described in gure 2.
Jumper location
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1