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Installing Expansion Cards
If you are installing double card sets, such as a graphics card and a geometry accelerator,
repeat the following procedure for the second card. See the documentation that came with the
card for details on connecting the two cards.
For other cards, such as internal modems or SCSI adapters, see the documentation that came
with the card for details on installation, configuration, cable connections, and operation.
To install an expansion card:
1. Locate an open slot. If you are installing any of the Intergraph RealiZm II products, see
the table above for required slot assignments.
2. Remove the blanking plate for the slot. Keep the retaining screw.
3. Remove the expansion card from its antistatic packaging.
4. Slide the expansion card carefully into the card guides. Ensure that the gold-fingered
connectors on the board’s edge are aligned properly with the slot connector.
5. Push the card into the slot firmly and evenly until it is fully seated in the slot connector.
6. Inspect the connection. If it does not appear to be correct, remove and reinstall the card.
7. Install the retaining screw.
8. Attach any required cables to the internal or external connectors.
9. Install covers and restart the system.
Expansion Cards with PCI-to-PCI Bridges
If you add an expansion card with a PCI-to-PCI bridge to the system, you may encounter boot
problems. This happens because such a card essentially adds another PCI bus to the system,
and causes a renumbering of the PCI buses in the system. For example, if you add such a card
to an expansion slot on PCI bus 0:
PCI bus 0 remains PCI bus 0
The card becomes PCI bus 1
PCI bus 1 becomes PCI bus 2
You must change the boot order in the SCSI Configuration Utility for the SCSI controllers on
the PCI buses to reflect the new PCI bus numbering. See System Setup for information on
running and using the SCSI Configuration Utility.
