Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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Installing the Hardware
This section summarizes how to install your VXI-8340 series hardware.
Your kit contains a VXI-8340 series interface module and may also contain
a PCI-8330 series interface board and MXI-3 cable.
Caution
To guard against electrostatic discharge, touch the antistatic plastic packages to
a metal part of your computer or chassis before removing the boards from their packages.
Your computer or chassis should be plugged in but powered off.
Figure 2-1 shows a system with a PCI bus-equipped computer and a VXI
chassis with a VXI-8340 series module.
Figure 2-1.
Typical VXI System with a VXI-8340 Series Interface Module
Install Your PCI-8330 Series Interface Board
If your kit includes a PCI-8330 series board, follow these general
installation instructions:
1.
Shut down and power off the computer.
2.
Remove the computer chassis cover to expose the expansion slots and
external access covers.
3.
Select an available PCI slot in your computer. The slot you select
should support bus mastering. Refer to your computer documentation
to determine if the slot you select supports bus mastering.
4.
Remove the corresponding expansion slot cover from the chassis.