Matrox DigiSuite DigiMix, Installation & Reference Manual

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Chapter 2: Installing DigiMix
Choose the best installation position
It’s much easier to install DigiSuite components if you do so vertically
from above. For typical desktop systems, this is easy because access to
the expansion slots in such systems is from the top. If, however, you have
a tower-type system, it’s best to place the computer on its right side (as
viewed from the front). This provides you with vertical access to the
expansion slots, as illustrated in the following diagram:
Identify your expansion slots
All DigiSuite cards are installed in your computer’s expansion slots. Most
PCI-bus computers currently manufactured have a combination of PCI
slots and, for example, ISA slots. Usually, the PCI slots are made with a
plastic of a contrasting color (generally white) and are shorter than the
ISA slots in your system.
While some computer motherboards have numbered slots, these do not
follow any standard industry convention. For example, one computer
may have three PCI slots and four ISA, whereas another may have four
PCI slots and three ISA slots, and so on.
Place tower on
its side
Install components
vertically
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