ALIX 3 – Quick Start Guide
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Things you will need
Tools
Anti-static wrist strap
Phillips head screwdriver
Compact Flash card reader (optional)
Null modem cable (optional)
Materials
If you don't have them already, you'll need:
Compact Flash Card
miniPCI cards e.g. wireless adapter
Pigtail(s) and antenna(s)
Power supply
Operating system image for the ALIX 3
Instructions
Safety Note
The ALIX 3 board, like all electronic equipment, is sensitive to damage from static discharge.
To avoid damage caused by static discharge, we strongly recommend that you use an anti-
static wrist strap when handling the board.
Step 1
Remove the case
To install the Compact Flash (CF) and/or miniPCI cards into the ALIX 3, you will need to
remove the board from the case.
1. Disconnect power and all cables.
Note:
The CF socket on this machine is not hot-swappable.
2. Remove the four screws from the end plate on the rear of the case (the end with the
ethernet and serial ports).
3. Holding the board by the serial port, carefully slide the board out from the case.
Note:
You do not need to remove the end plate from the board to set up your ALIX 3
box. To remove the end plate from the board, remove the serial port screws.
Step 2
Configure and install a Compact Flash card
To use your ALIX 3, you will need to have a CF card with a suitable operating system
installed in the CF socket on the ALIX 3 board.
If your CF card does not already have an operating system installed, you can either mount the
CF card in another machine (e.g. via a flash card reader or a CF to IDE adapter) and copy a
boot image onto it, or network boot the ALIX 3. The ALIX 3 supports many operating
systems including BSD, Linux and a number of proprietary operating systems.
© Yawarra Tiny Computers
April 2014