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2. Touch the outside of the chassis to discharge any body static.
3. Remove the power cable from the back of the chassis.
4. Open the chassis.
5. Locate a recommended PCIe slot (see
"Optimum PCIe Slot Placement" on
for more information).
6. Remove the backplate from the PCIe slot.
7. Touch the chassis to discharge any body static.
8. Remove the KONA card from its anti-static bag.
9. Carefully insert the card by rocking it slowly into the slot. Ensure the card
aligns properly with the slot opening and is fully seated.
10. (KONA 5 card only) Connect an ATX power cable from the host motherboard
to the rear of the KONA 5 card.
Figure 12. KONA 5 Only, ATX Power Connection
PC Internal ATX
Power Connector
1, 2, 3 = +12v
4, 5, 6 = COM
(Molex p/n 45559-0002)
11. Secure the card in the chassis.
12. Close the chassis.
13. Power up the chassis.
NOTE: Always put a RAID controller and KONA on separate PCIe buses. This improves
performance by reducing bus contention.
