Sun Microsystems Sun Expert3D, Installation Manual

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8 Sun Expert3D Graphics Card Installation Guide • September 2000
Installing the Sun Expert3D Card in an
Sun Blade 1000 System
The Sun Expert3D graphics card connects into a 33-Mhz PCI connector on the
Sun Blade 1000 motherboard. The 33-Mhz PCI connectors are the three slots located
closest to the CPU module. The Sun Blade 1000 supports up to two Sun Expert3D
cards.
1. Shut down your system and attach the antistatic wrist strap.
2. Remove the Sun Blade 1000 access panel, and lay the system on its side.
3. Lay the system on its side.
4. Position the Sun Expert3D card in the chassis (
FIGURE 2-5
).
5. Guide the card bracket tab into the chassis back-panel opening. Guide the
opposite end of the card into the fan bracket card guide so that the card is aligned
evenly with the motherboard connector.
6. At the two upper corners of the Sun Expert3D card, push the card straight down
into the connector until the Sun Expert3D card is fully seated.
7. Using a No. 2 Phillips screwdriver, replace the screw securing the Sun Expert3D
card bracket tab to the system chassis.