Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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VXI-1394 Interface for Windows NT/98
Install Your PCI-1394 Interface Board
The following are general installation instructions:
1.
Shut down and power off the computer.
2.
Remove the computer chassis cover to expose the expansion slots and
external access covers.
3.
Select an available PCI slot in your computer. The slot you select
should support bus mastering. Refer to your computer documentation
to determine if the slot you select supports bus mastering.
4.
Remove the corresponding expansion slot cover from the chassis.
5.
Align the bus connector on the bottom of the host adapter with the
PCI bus slot.
Figure 2-2.
Installing the PCI-1394 Host Adapter
6.
Carefully press the host adapter into the slot.
7.
Secure the host adapter bracket to the computer chassis with the screw
from the removed expansion slot cover.
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Host Adapter
Mounting Bracket
2
Host Adapter
3
Bus Contacts
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2
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