Hardware Installation; Installing A Pci Mxi-3 Card - National Instruments PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual

Chapter 2 Installation

Hardware Installation

Installing a PCI MXI-3 Card

Warning
computer should remain off until you finish installing the PCI MXI-3 device.
PXI-PCI 8330 Series User Manual
You can install a MXI-3 card in any available PCI expansion slot in
your PC.
The following are general instructions for installing the PCI MXI-3 and
PXI MXI-3 cards. Consult your computer user manual or technical
reference manual for specific instructions and warnings.
1. Plug in but do not turn on your computer before installing the
PCI MXI-3 device. The power cord grounds the computer and protects
it from electrical damage while you are installing the module.
To protect both yourself and the computer from electrical hazards, your
2. Remove the top cover or access port to the PCI bus.
3. Select any available PCI expansion slot.
4. Locate the metal bracket that covers the cut-out in the back panel of the
computer for the slot you have selected. Remove and save the
bracket-retaining screw and the bracket cover.
5. Touch the metal part of the power supply case inside the computer to
discharge any static electricity that might be on your clothes or body.
6. Line up the PCI MXI-3 with the 68-pin connector near the cut-out on
the back panel. Slowly push down on the top of the PCI MXI-3 until
its card-edge connector is resting on the expansion slot receptacle.
Using slow, evenly distributed pressure, press the PCI MXI-3 straight
down until it seats in the expansion slot.
7. Reinstall the bracket-retaining screw to secure the PCI MXI-3 to the
back panel rail.
8. Replace the computer cover.
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