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M2p PCIe Cards Hardware Installation
M2p PCIe Cards
System Requirements
All Spectrum M2p.xxxx-x4 instrumentation cards are compliant to the PCI Express 1.0 standard and require in general one free 1/2 length
PCI Express slot. This can mechanically either be a x4, x8 or x16 slot, electrically all lane widths are supported, be it x1, x4, x8 or x16.
Some older x16 PCIe slots are for the use of graphic cards only and can not be used for other cards.
Installing the M2p board in the system
Installing a single board without any options
Before installing the board you first need to unscrew and remove the dedicated blind-bracket usually mounted to cover unused slots of your
PC. Please keep the screw in reach to fasten your Spectrum card afterwards. All Spectrum M2p cards mechanically require one PCI Express
x4, x8 or x16 slot (electrically either x1, x4, x8 or x16). Now insert the board slowly into your computer. This is done best with one hand
each at both fronts of the board. After the insertion of the board fasten the screw of the bracket carefully, without overdoing.
Please take special care to not bend the card in any direction while inserting it into the system. A bending of
the card may damage the PCB totally and is not covered by the standard warranty.
Please be very careful when inserting the board in the slot, as most of the mainboards are mounted with
spacers and therefore might be damaged if they are exposed to high pressure.
Installing the M2p.xxxx-x4 PCI Express card in a PCIe x4, x8 or x16 slot
Additional notes on the M2p cards PCIe x16 slot retention
All M2p-xxx-x4 cards do have an additional
PCIe retention hook (hockey stick) added to
the PCB.
That allows the card to be additionally
locked when being installed into a PCIe x16
slot.
Image 10: Installing M2p card into the slot
Image 11: Location of the M2p PCIe retention hook