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Chapter 3 Installing the Devices
Chapter 3
Installing a Mini PCIe or mSATA Card
The Mini PCIe sockets are located on the mainboard. You need to revmove the riser card and
daughter board to access them.
The 2 mounting screws on the supporting bracket of the riser card are used to secure
the riser card to the chassis. Remove these screws and put them in a safe place for later
use. To disengage the riser card from the mainboard, gently pull the card out of the
connector on the mainboard.
The 4 mounting screws on the daughter board are used to secure the board to the
mainboard. Remove these screws and put them in a safe place for later use. To
disengage the daughter board from the mainboard, gently pull the card out of the
connector on the mainboard.
Mounting screw
on the riser card
Mounting screw
on the daughter board
The mainboard is equipped with 2 Mini PCIe slots: one full-size and one half-size slot. Here we
will demonstrate the installation of a full-size Mini PCIe card.
1. Grasp the Mini PCIe card by its edges and align the notch in the connector of the Mini
PCIe card with the connector's key on the mainboard.
2. Secure the card on the mainboard with the provided mounting screw.
3. If the Mini PCIe card has antennas, route the antennas to the antenna holes on the
rear chassis of the device.
Wireless antenna
Mounting screw
Note:
The system also has a half-size Mini PCIe slot that can accommodate a Mini PCIe
card using mSATA or USB signals.
0.82mm
Important:
The bottom side of a full-size Mini PCIe module should have a component height
restriction of 0.82 mm and will sit flush against the connected half-size Mini PCIe
module if such a component is used and the half-size slot is connected with a module.
