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2 Installation
Important Note:
If you have got the driver software as an archive file (e.g. by
download or the Windows 9x driver coming with CD/DVD), please
unpack the software before installing the board to a directory of
your choice.
Now insert the board into your computer (see chapter „Hardware
Installation) and then install the driver software (see chapter
„Driver Installation“). This order of operation is important to
guarantee the “Plug&Play”-operation under Windows*
95/98/Me/2000/ XP and Vista. Windows NT 4.0 needs an analogous
order of operation, however the installation procedure differs
slightly.
2.1 Hardware Installation
The following chapter also applies to the installation of PC/104
(-Plus) boards.
Please read your computer’s manual instructions on how to install
new hardware components.
Basically use the following procedure for installing the board.
 Make sure that the computer is turned off.
Caution: some of the more sensitive components can be damaged
by static electricity!
That’s why: Make sure to ground yourself by touching an
exposed metal part of the PC case before handling the board.

Unplug the power cable from your computer.
 Open the computer case.
Pick up your board carefully with both hands. Be careful not to
bend the board or to damage the edges in any way. This could lead
to short-circuits on the board. Do not exert too much pressure
when inserting the board into the slot. A small amount of force