Setup guide

Installing Codecs On Your Video I/O Board (2-Channel Models Only)
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Electrostatic Discharge Precautions
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage disk drives, cards, and other parts. Avid recommends
that you perform all procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation. If one is not
available, provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis
ground (any unpainted metal surface) on your server when handling parts.
ESD and handling PCIe Cards
Always handle cards carefully. They can be extremely sensitive to ESD. Hold cards only by their
edges. After removing a card from its protective wrapper or from the server, place the card
component side up on a grounded, static free surface. Use a conductive foam pad if available but
not the card wrapper. Do not slide the card over any surface.
Codec Module Installation Checklist (2-Channel Models)
This checklist contains the necessary tasks required to install the codec modules on the Video
I/O board in your 2-channel AirSpeed 5000 Server.
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Remove the Server main cover as described in the topic “Removing and Replacing the
Server Main Cover (2-Channel Models)” on page 20.
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Remove the Video I/O board from the server, as described in the topic “Removing the Video
I/O Board (2-Channel Models)” on page 20.
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Attach the two (2) Codec modules to the Video I/O board, as described in the topic
“Attaching the Codec Modules to the Video I/O Board” on page 24.
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Replace the Video I/O board into the server, as described in the topic “Replacing the Video
I/O Board into the Chassis” on page 25.
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Replace the Server main cover as described in the topic “Removing and Replacing the
Server Main Cover (2-Channel Models)” on page 20.
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Perform hardware system diagnostics, as described in the topic “Performing System
Diagnostics” on page 57.