Signamax
™
10/100TX to 100FX Media Converter
User’s Manual
9
Installation
This chapter gives step-by-step installation instructions for the Converter.
Installing PCI-based Media Converter into PCI slot
Step 1: Turn off the power to the PC.
Step 2: Remove any metal decorations from your hands and wrists.
Step 3: Remove the cover from your PC.
Step 4: Locate an empty, non-shared bus mastering 32-bit PCI slot and
remove the corresponding backplane. Save the screw for use in Step 6.
<Note>
i. Do not install the PCI-based Media Converter in a shared PCI slot.
Avoid any PCI slot next to an ISA slot because this is often a shared
slot and does not support bus mastering.
ii. If you have problems in identifying a suitable slot, check your PC
documentation or ask your system administrator for help.
Step 5: Carefully insert the PCI-based Media Converter into the chosen
slot and press firmly with proper push to ensure it is fully seated in the slot.
Step 6: Secure the PCI-based Media Converter with the screw you
saved in step 4.
Step 7: Replace the PC cover.
