2
Figure 1
Figure 2
expansion card cover
Figure 4
PCI slot
Tango card
Figure 3
port access cover
Hardware Installation Steps
This guide contains general instructions for installing the Tango FireWire/USB
combo card into most PCI-based computers. (For our example, we have used an
Apple Power Macintosh desktop model.) For more detailed installation instruc-
tions, refer to your computer’s user guide.
1.
Shut down your computer.
2.
Disconnect all the cables connected to the computer except for the power
cord, then touch a port access cover on the back of your computer to dis-
charge any static.
3.
Disconnect the power cord from your computer.
4.
Remove the case cover from the computer
(Figure 1)
.
5.
Access the expansion card area of the the computer
(Figure 2)
.
6.
Locate an available PCI slot inside your computer and remove its port access
cover, if present, from the rear of the computer.
(Figure 3)
. If you removed a
screw, set it aside for later use.
7.
Remove the Tango from its anti-static package, making sure to handle the
board by its edges.
8.
Install the Tango into the PCI slot;
make sure the card is firmly seated and
secured (Figure 4)
.
9.
If you removed a screw earlier, secure the Tango with it.
(Figure 5)
.
10.
Close up the computer and carefully replace its case cover.
11.
Reconnect all the cables to the computer.
Support Note:
To avoid generating a static charge in your body, do not
walk around the room until after you finish installing the Tango card and
close the computer.
Figure 5
screw
Tango card
