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UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 26 - Chapter 2: UAD Installation
PCIe x1 UAD-2, UAD-1e, and UAD-Xtenda are “x1” PCIe cards. Although these cards
can be installed in any x1/x4/x8/x16 PCIe slot, putting a them in any PCIe
slot faster than x1 will not improve performance.
Installing the
UAD Cards
After installing the UAD Powered Plug-Ins software, install the UAD DSP
card(s). Hardware installation is the same for all platforms.
To install the UAD DSP and/or UAD-Xtenda card(s):
1. Install the UAD software first (page 23).
2. Power down the computer system.
3. Open the computer case. If necessary, refer to the computer manufacturer’s
documentation for instructions.
4. Remove the rear slot cover and screw of an available expansion slot.
5. Before handling the UAD card, discharge any static electricity by touching
the outer casing of the power supply.
6. Remove the UAD card from its protective anti-static bag. Do not touch the
gold edge connector contacts.
Figure 1. PCI and PCIe connectors are incompatible
UAD-1 only
UAD-1e
UAD-2
PCI/PCI-X:
PCI Express (PCIe):
UAD-Xtenda