Physical Installation; Figure 1-2 Installing The Pcie-5565Piorc - GE PCIE-5565PIORC* Hardware Reference Manual

1.4 Physical Installation

Figure 1-2 Installing the PCIE-5565PIORC

PCIE-5565PIORC
Side View
CAUTION
Do not install or remove the board while power is applied.
Host PCI Express compatible sites vary widely in appearance and board
installation procedures. GE recommends examining the host system installation
procedures prior to installing this board. The following procedure outlines the
installation of the PCIE‐5565PIORC onto a suitable motherboard with an available
PCIe connector (x4, x8, or x16).
1. Open the system chassis. Ensure that the node ID has been set prior to instal‐
lation. Also, setup the board for the desired mode of operation. See Section
Switch S1 and S2 Configuration on page 16.
2. Install the PCIE‐5565PIORC firmly into the PCIe connector (refer to Figure 1‐
2 on page 19 for installation of the PCIE‐5565PIORC). Install the screw to
secure the PCIE‐5565PIORC to the chassis.
3. Close the system chassis, apply power.
This PCIE‐5565PIORC comes in two physical form factors: low profile and
standard height.
NOTE
The PCIE-5565PIORC is designed to interface with any suitable PCIe compliant motherboard using
a direct PCIe x4 lane interface, or larger; compliant with Revision 1.1 of the PCI Express
Specification.
PCIE-5565PIORC
Isometric View
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