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2.2 Installation
Step 1 : Installing Motherboard
We recommend motherboards that support Linux device drivers. If you purchased a non-recommended
motherboard yourself make sure it works. We are not responsible for non-approved motherboards. We
carry recommended motherboards for system integrators to use. Put the motherboard together just like a
regular PC.
Step 2: Installing CPU
We recommend any Pentium 4 Class CPU. Install as usual and attach the heat sink and fan.
Step 3: Installing Memory
We recommend installing a good brand name 256MB DDR memory.
NOTE: If you choose MPEG4 compression standard, please install 512MB DDR memory.
Step 4 : Installing VGA Card
We recommend VGA cards as in supporting list (Please check appendix) .We carry VGA cards for system
integrators. Insert the VGA card into the AGP slot. Not all VGA cards will work due to unsupported
Linux device drivers.
Step 5: Installing VP-40 Capture Card
Our capture card is proprietary and will only work with our DVR chip. Install the capture card into an
available PCI slot. Once the system boots the DVR firmware will automatically detect how many capture
cards are in the PCI slots.
Step 6: Installing the hard drives
For a single drive make sure the jumper settings is set on primary. Attach that with any ordinary IDE
cable onto the secondary IDE channel. For dual drives make sure one hard drive is set on primary and the
DDR Memory
VP-40 Capture card
