User guide

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Before you install your Matrox Axio card set
About the PCI retainer bracket
Many computers contain card guides at the front end of the computer chassis.
These help to stabilize cards. Since PCI-X cards are neither long enough nor
correctly centered to use these guides, the Axio cards are equipped with a PCI
retainer bracket. The following diagram depicts the retainer bracket’s use:
Removing the PCI retainer bracket
With some computer models, you may have to remove the PCI retainer bracket.
In such a case, once you’ve drained static electricity from your body and removed
the Axio cards from their antistatic bags (see “Before you install your Matrox
Axio card set” on page 10), simply remove the screws holding the brackets in
place and then carefully remove the brackets.
Axio card
Card guide
PCI retainer
bracket
Axio Installation and User Guide.book Page 13 Monday, July 14, 2008 8:00 AM