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At the rear of the area are three metal blanking plates,
one for each expansion card slot. These plates cover
slots in the rear of the system unit which will be used
by expansion cards.
At the front of the area are three guides. These ensure
that the front edge of any full length card is secured.
4. The blanking plates described above are each secured
by a screw. Using the following guidelines decide which
of the available slots you wish to install the card in, then
remove the appropriate blanking plate.
In general it is easiest to start with the lowest slot and
work towards the top, but there a couple of
exceptions. If you are installing a card which uses the
video feature connector on the motherboard then it is
best to install the card in the lowest slot. If you are
installing a drive controller card that you want to
connect to a drive in the 5.25" drive bay, then it is
easiest to install it in the top slot.
Warning
The video feature connector on the XEN-LS II
motherboard uses a non-standard pinout. In order to use
the connector you will need to make up a special cable.
A pinout of the XEN-LS II video feature connector is
given in the Appendix B at the rear of this guide.
To remove the blanking plate, first unscrew the
securing screw, then slide the plate out of its slot. Keep
the screw, you will use it later to secure the card.
5. You are now ready to install the card. However,
before you do so you must first ensure that the card is
correctly configured for your system.
Information on configuring cards for use in the
XEN-LS II is given in the Configuring expansion cards
appendix at the rear of this guide. Use this information in
conjunction with the documentation supplied with your
card to configure the card so that it will not clash with
any of the features on the XEN-LS II motherboard, or
any other expansion cards already installed.
A table for noting the configuration of cards is included
in Appendix A.
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