Product specifications

Installing the Avid Boards into the System

Removing and Replacing a Board

To remove and replace an Avid board in either Avid PCI Extender:

1. Make sure you are properly grounded.

2. If necessary, take any cables off the board you are going to remove.

3. Unscrew the board (board set) from the connection at the rear of the

Avid PCI Extender (see Figure 12). Save the screw.

4. Grasp the board with two hands and gently, but firmly, pull the board

or board set out of the slot.

5. Place the board in a sealed antistatic bag.

Figure 12 Board to Chassis Connection

6. Place the new board into the proper slot.

7. Gently, but firmly, press the board into the slot.

8. Recable the board (board set) if necessary. You might have to attach

cables or over-the-top connectors to the board (board set) before you

place the board (board set) in the slot.

9. Use the screw from step 3 to connect the board to the connector strip at

the rear of the system.

Connector screw