Instruction manual

Instruction Manual
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Installation
Hardware Installation
Turn OFF the computer power before installation.1.
Remove the chassis cover from your computer.2.
Locate an unused PCI Express slot and remove the corresponding slot 3.
cover from the rear panel of the computer chassis. Retain the screw (if
applicable) used to hold the slot cover in place.
Align the PCI Express card with the unused PCI Express expansion 4.
slot. Applying pressure evenly across the top edge of the expansion
card, firmly but gently insert the card into the slot, ensuring that the
card is properly aligned with the rear panel slot.
Secure the card to the motherboard and rear chassis using the screw 5.
removed in step 3 (if necessary). Secure the additional serial port
provided by the daughter board (smaller circuit board to an adjacent
rear bracket.
Replace the chassis cover (removed in step 2).6.
Power on the computer. Once the computer has been rebooted, the 7.
operating system will detect that the PCI Express card has been
installed and request driver installation, detailed in the next section.
WARNING! PCI Express cards, like all computer
equipment, can be severely damaged by static elec-
tricity. Be sure that you are properly grounded before
opening your computer case or touching your card.
StarTech.com recommends that you wear an anti-
static strap when installing any computer component.
If an anti-static strap is unavailable, discharge yourself
of any static electricity build-up by touching a large
grounded metal surface (such as the computer case)
for several seconds. Also be careful to handle the card
by its edges and not the gold connectors.