Manual

SPCIE-5100DX PICMG 1.3 CPU Card
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4.6 Chassis Installation
4.6.1 Airflow
WARNING:
Airflow is critical to the cooling of the CPU and other on-board
components. The chassis in which the SPCIE-5100DX must have air
vents to allow cool air to move into the system and hot air to move out.
The SPCIE-5100DX must be installed in a chassis with ventilation holes on the sides
allowing airflow to travel through the heat sink surface. In a system with an individual
power supply unit, the cooling fan of a power supply can also help generate airflow
through the board surface.
NOTE:
IEI has a wide range of backplanes available. Please contact your
SPCIE-5100DX vendor, reseller or an IEI sales representative at
[e-mail] or visit the IEI website (http://www.ieiworld.com.tw)
to find out more about the available chassis.
4.6.2 Backplane Installation
Before the SPCIE-5100DX can be installed into the chassis, a backplane must first be
installed. Please refer to the installation instructions that came with the backplane and the
chassis to see how to install the backplane into the chassis.