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D i a l o g i c P C I L i n e c a r d s
1081-50821-00 Rev 01
October 2011
Installing Dialogic PCI Linecards in the
Platform
The following procedures detail how to install a Dialogic linecard into your platform. For more
information, refer to the documentation that came with your platform.
1. Verify that the linecard identification number, the H.100 bus, and the default line state
are configured correctly for each linecard.
2. If necessary, configure the Dialogic service to start manually.
If Dialogic system software is…
Then…
Installed on the platform
Continue to step 3
Not installed on the platform
Skip to Step 7
3. If the OneBox software is running, use the System Configuration utility to shut it down
and then clear the
Automatic Startup
checkbox to prevent OneBox from starting
automatically when the platform restarts.
4. Select
Start
|
Programs
|
Dialogic System Release
, and then select
Configuration
Manager
– DCM
.
5. From the menu bar, select
Settings
|
System/Device autostart
and then select
Detect
Only
.
6. From the File menu, select
Exit
.
7. Shut down the operating system.
8. Turn off the computer, unplug its power cord, and then remove its cover.
9. Select a PCI expansion slot.
If the linecard…
Then…
Replaces an existing linecard
Remove the existing linecard from the
chassis and then select an available PCI
expansion bus slot for the replacement
linecard.
Adds ports to the OneBox platform
Select an available PCI expansion bus slot
and then remove its cover plate.
10. Insert the linecard into the PCI bus slot. Gently press the linecard down to seat the edge
connector into the slot, applying pressure only to the top edge of the board. Rocking the
card or applying excess pressure may damage the card or the bus connector.
11. Secure the card with the appropriate retaining screw or locking clip.
NOTE
If you do not secure the card, it may become unseated when you attach the
H.100 bus cable later in the installation process.
12. Repeat steps 9
–11 for each linecard you are installing.
