User manual

Display Controller installation

Figure 6: PCI and RAID Controller Slots

Installing the BarcoMed Nio display controller

Install the BarcoMed Nio controller in your computer

following these steps:

1. Turn off the power to your computer and disconnect the power

cord, however make sure that the computer chassis is still

grounded.

2. Remove the chassis cover according to the manufacturer’s

instructions. Be sure to observe safety warnings.

3. If you have decided to use the on-board VGA capabilities of the

BarcoMed

Nio

controller (see “Using the VGA capabilities of the

BarcoMed Nio display controller” on page 28), you must now

remove any VGA controllers that are currently installed in the

computer.

4. Install the BarcoMed

Nio

display controller into a free PCI slot,

either 32 bit or 64 bit (see figure 6 above, for examples of slots).

Be sure that the display controller is seated firmly in the slot.

5. Secure the card to the chassis with the PC’s I/O panel mounting

screw, and replace the chassis cover.

6. Connect the primary display to the connector marked “VID 1” on

the BarcoMed

Nio

display controller using the provided DVI cable

(see figure 7 on page 31). For a dual-headed BarcoMed

Nio

setup,