Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
MXI-Express Gen II x8 Series User Manual
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Figure 2-1.
Installing the NI PCIe-8381
Installing the Low-Profile Bracket on the NI PCIe-8381 (Optional)
To install the NI PCIe-8381 in a host computer that requires a low-profile
height card, the front bracket must be replaced with the low-profile bracket
included with your kit. Complete the following steps to replace the bracket.
1.
Remove the standard height front bracket already installed on your
NI PCIe-8381 card by removing the two 4-40 × 3/16 in. Phillips head
screws that attach the bracket to the card. Note that the two mounting
tabs for the standard height bracket rest against the
back
side of the
card. Set the two screws aside to re-use when installing the low-profile
bracket.
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