Hardware installation – all products
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Hardware installation – all products
Hardware Installation
The following steps will guide you through installing your Echo hardware.
Installing the PCI Card for Desktop Computers
Once you have checked your system requirements, verified that there are no
problems with your system, and installed your ASIO-based software, it is time to
install the Echo hardware into your computer. Please refer to the section in your
Macintosh manual for installing a PCI card.
IMPORTANT - Unplug your computer and detach all peripherals before
proceeding with the following steps.
1.
Remove your computer’s cover.
This operation differs from computer to
computer. Refer to your computer’s manual for a further explanation of this step
if necessary.
2.
Select the slot
into which you will install the Layla24 card. You may use any
of the available PCI slots in your computer for Layla24. Remove the bracket
covering the expansion slot where you would like to install Layla24. If there
was a screw for the bracket, put it in a safe place, as you will need it later to
complete the installation.
3. Insure that you have
fully discharged all static electricity
from your body
before handling the card. This can be done through the use of a grounding strap
or, more simply, by touching your bare hand to the metal casing of the
computer’s power supply. (For this latter method to work, the computer must be
plugged in, though not turned on.) After you’ve discharged your static, unplug
the computer before proceeding to the next step.
4.
Remove the card
from its protective anti-static bag. Handle the card carefully
by its edges, and
insert it into the selected expansion slot.
Insure that the
card’s edge connector (the protruding edge with the gold leads) is seated firmly
into the slot. Centering the card over the slot and using a gentle rocking motion
while pushing downward into the slot generally works well. Be careful not to
force the card into the slot, or bend or twist it while it is being inserted, as this
could result in the card being damaged.
5. Now use the screw that you removed earlier, from the protective back plate, to
attach the metal bracket
on the card to the computer’s rear panel.
On some
older Macs, the locking mechanisms used to hold down the PCI cards cause
difficulties properly seating the cards.
We recommend checking the card and
making sure it is well seated and liable to stay that way. If the card is loose or
being pushed around by the locking mechanism, we recommend loosening the
