Sun Microsystems XVR-500, Installation Manual

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20 Sun XVR-500 Graphics Accelerator Installation Guide • September 2002
Installing the Hardware in
Sun Blade 1000 and 2000 Systems
The Sun XVR-500 graphics accelerator connects into the 66-Mhz or 33-Mhz PCI
connectors on the Sun Blade 1000 and 2000 motherboard. The PCI slots are labelled
on the Sun Blade 1000 and 2000 backpanel. The Sun Blade 1000 and 2000 systems
support up to four Sun XVR-500 graphics accelerators.
Note – It is recommended that you use the 66-Mhz PCI slots in a Sun Blade 1000 or
2000 system.
1. Shut down your system and attach the antistatic wrist strap.
2. Remove the Sun Blade 1000 or 2000 access panel and lay the system on its side.
3. Position the Sun XVR-500 graphics accelerator in the chassis (
FIGURE 3-2
).
4. Guide the graphics board bracket tab into the chassis backpanel opening.