
20 Chapter 2: Hardware installation
Installing your Matrox Rapixo CXP board
Before you install your Matrox Rapixo CXP board, some precautionary measures
must be taken. Turn off the power to your computer and its peripherals, and drain
static electricity from your body (by touching a metal part of the computer chassis).
Important
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Note that your board should be installed before you install your software.
Proceed with the following steps to install your board:
1. Remove the cover from your computer; refer to your computer’s documentation
for instructions.
2. Check that you have an empty x8 (or x16) PCIe 2.x slot for Quad CXP-6, or a
3.x slot for Quad CXP-12 and Pro Quad CXP-12 in which to install your board
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*. Note that you can also install Matrox Rapixo CXP in a x4 PCIe slot that has a
mechanical x8 connector, or an open-ended x4 connector; however, the maximum
transfer rate between Matrox Rapixo CXP and the Host is reduced by 50%.
x16 PCIe
32-bit PCI slot
x8 PCIe (open back)
x1 PCIe (open back)
64-bit PCI-X slot
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