User guide

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Installing your Matrox PCIe adapter
Installing your PCIe host adapter (for desktops)
The Matrox PCIe host adapter is a standard low-profile PCIe x1 card designed to
operate in an Intel-based Mac Pro or Apple Xserve system. For detailed
instructions on how to perform the following steps, refer to your Mac Pro or
Xserve documentation.
1 Shut down your Mac Pro or Xserve, unplug the power cord and all the cables
from the unit, and open the Mac Pro or Xserve chassis.
2 Insert the Matrox PCIe host adapter in an available PCIe slot in your Mac
Pro or Xserve, and secure the adapter into place.
3 Close your Mac Pro or Xserve chassis, and reconnect the power cord and all
the cables to the unit.
Installing your PCIe host ExpressCard/34
adapter (for laptops)
The Matrox PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter is designed to operate in your
MacBook Pro’s ExpressCard/34 slot. You can install the Matrox PCIe host
ExpressCard/34 adapter when your MacBook Pro is on or off. Connect the
Matrox PCIe cable to the host ExpressCard/34 adapter, and then insert the host
adapter in your MacBook Pro’s ExpressCard/34 slot until the adapter clicks into
place. For details on how to safely remove your Matrox PCIe host
ExpressCard/34 adapter from your MacBook Pro, see “Removing your PCIe host
ExpressCard/34 adapter” on page 10.
ExpressCard/34 slot
Matrox PCIe
ExpressCard/34
adapter
PCIe
cable
²Caution To ensure functionality and avoid damaging the PCIe cable or
host connector, the side labeled “B” on the PCIe cable connector must face
the top of the Matrox PCIe ExpressCard/34 adapter.