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Hardware Installation M2p PCIe Cards
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When installing the card in a x16 slot, make sure that the locking mechanism of the slots properly lock in
place with the retention hook.
In the case that there are any components on the mainboard in the way of the retention hook when installing
the card in an x4 or x8 slot, you can remove the hook by carefully breaking it off at its perforation line.
Additional notes for M2p main cards with heat-sink requiring two slots
Some M2p cards are equipped with a heat-sink, that requires one additional slot space into the slot right of the main card’s bracket, on
„component side“ of the main PCIe card
With these cards, an additional ventilation bracket is delivered with the card, that must be mounted for that
paricular slot, to ensure that there is sufficient air-flow over the card’s heat-sink and out of the system.
Simply replace the existing blind-bracket usually mounted to cover unused slots of your PC with the supplied bracket.
Installing a board with digital inputs/outputs mounted on an extra bracket
Before installing the board you first need to unscrew and remove the dedicated blind-bracket usually mounted to cover unused slots of your
PC. Please keep the screw in reach to fasten your Spectrum card afterwards. All Spectrum M2p cards mechanically require one PCI Express
x4, x8 or x16 slot (electrically either x1, x4, x8 or x16). Now insert the board with it’s attached extra bracket slowly into your computer.
This is done best with one hand each at both fronts of the board.
Please take special care to not bend the card in any direction while inserting it into the system. A bending of
the card may damage the PCB totally and is not covered by the standard warranty.
Please be very carefully when inserting the board in the PCI slot, as most of the mainboards are mounted
with spacers and therefore might be damaged they are exposed to high pressure.
After the board’s insertion fasten the screws of both brackets carefully, without overdoing. The figure shows an ex -
ample of a board with two installed front-end modules and the option -DigFX2. The same procedure applies for op -
tion -DigSMB.
Image 12: Installation of a M2p card with installed digital option in the PCIe slot