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Chapter 3 – PCIe Card Installation Steps
Figure 1
Figure 2
Echo Express illustrations are used here; installation steps for both Echo
Express and Echo Express Pro are identical (except for installation of a
second PCIe card in the Echo Express Pro).
1.
Remove the Echo Express chassis from its packaging, and then set it on
a flat, level surface.
2.
Loosen the two captive thumbscrews securing the locking plate, and
then remove and set aside the locking plate
(Figure 1)
.
3.
Slide the top cover back straight back to remove it
(Figure 1)
.
4.
Remove and set aside the screw used to secure a PCIe card from the
Echo Express chassis’ frame
(Figure 2)
.
5.
Optional: Remove and set aside the screw securing the port access
cover, and the port access cover when installing a second PCIe card
(Echo Express Pro only) or an I/O plate
(Figure 2)
.
Support Note:
To avoid damaging
components due to static electricity
discharge, wear an antistatic wrist strap
while working inside Echo Express.