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VXI/VME-PCI8022 for Solaris Installation Guide
Hardware Installation
To guard against electrostatic discharge, touch the antistatic plastic
package to a metal part of your computer before removing the PCI-MXI-2
or PCI-MXI-2 Universal from the package. Install the PCI-MXI-2 or
PCI-MXI-2 Universal in an available PCI slot in your PCI-based computer.
Figure 1.
PCI-MXI-2 or PCI-MXI-2 Universal Installed in a Computer
By default, the PCI-MXI-2 or PCI-MXI-2 Universal automatically detects
whether it should be the system controller on the MXIbus. Verify that the
correct cable end labeled
Connect This End To Device Closest To MXIbus
Controller In This Daisy Chain
is attached securely to the PCI-MXI-2 or
PCI-MXI-2 Universal. The cable must be connected in this manner so that
the PCI-MXI-2 or PCI-MXI-2 Universal can correctly detect whether it
should be the system controller on the MXIbus. For more information, refer
to Chapter 2,
PCI-MXI-2 Configuration and Installation
, or Chapter 3,
PCI-MXI-2 Universal Configuration and Installation
, of the
Getting
Started
manual.
You received either a VXI-MXI-2 or a VME-MXI-2 in your VXI/
VME-PCI8022 kit. To guard against electrostatic discharge, touch the
antistatic plastic package to a metal part of your computer before removing
the VXI-MXI-2 or VME-MXI-2 from the package. Install the VXI-MXI-2
1
PCI-MXI-2 or PCI-MXI-2
Universal Board
2
PCI Bus Slot
3
Workstation
1
3
2
