Installation
This section will guide you through the installation of your PCI Slot Saver card. Please
read through the instructions carefully and complete each step in the order listed.
If you
are installing the card in a low profile slot, remove the standard size bracket and
replace it with the included low profile replacement bracket before completing
these instructions.
Installing the Card
1. Make sure that your system is unplugged and you are grounded.
2. Remove the cover of your system (see your computer’s user manual for details, if
necessary) and gently turn your computer onto its side.
3. Locate an empty PCI slot (usually white in color) and remove the metal plate that
covers the rear bracket. You may need a Phillips screwdriver to perform this step.
Retain this screw!
You will need it to secure the card later.
4. Gently insert the PCI card into the empty slot, making sure it is firmly seated.
5. Secure the card in place using the screw you removed in Step 3.
6. Connect the SP4 end of the supplemental power
“Y” cable (provided, pictured at right) to the 4-pin
white connector on the edge of the card. The SP4
connector is keyed so it cannot be installed
improperly.
7. Connect the LP4 male connector on the “Y” cable
to an available power connector from the power
supply. If there is no power connector available, you
may remove one from an existing device (i.e. CD-ROM).
8. If you removed a power connector from another device in the previous step, connect
the LP4 female connector on the “Y” cable to that device so both that device and the
card can be powered. Otherwise, that end of the cable can be left unplugged and will
be available to power future devices that you may add to your computer.
9. Put the computer case back on.
Instruction Manual
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PCI
Slots
SP4 Connector
(to card)
LP4 Connector Male
(to power supply)
LP4 Connector Female
(to another device, optional)
