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Risk of equipment damage
Before removing a NIC, attach an earth ground to the PC
chassis. If an earth ground is unavailable, ensure that the
power is switched off and plug in the PC's grounded AC power
cord.
Wear an anti-static wrist strap when handling ROMs. As an
additional measure, do not touch the ROM's connectors. Leave
the ROM in its conductive foam packaging when not in use.
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If you are installing MBA on a NIC that is already in your PC, remove the NIC
from the PC. If you are not familiar with inserting and removing cards in your PC,
refer to your NIC user guide for instructions.
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Locate the boot ROM socket on your NIC. You may need to refer to the NIC's user
guide to locate the correct ROM socket.
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Depending on your NIC, you may have either a DIP socket (rectangular socket
with two rows of pins), or a PLCC socket (small, square socket with pins on all
sides). Follow the applicable procedure for either the DIP Socket Installation or
the PLCC Socket Installation, then follow the procedure Installing the NIC into the
PC.
DIP Socket Installation
The DIP socket should have a notch that can be indicated by a small half circle, a
small triangle, or a small indentation at one end of the socket. The circuit board
may also have a white rectangle around the socket which should have a notch
indicated at the same end. This notch indicates the Pin 1 end of the socket. See
Figure 2.
F
IGURE
2: I
NSERTING THE
DIP ROM
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