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Installation
Hardware Installation - PEXUSB3S
WARNING!
PCI Express cards, like all computer equipment, can be
severely damaged by static electricity. Be sure that you are properly
grounded before opening your computer case or touching your PCI
Express card. StarTech.com recommends that you wear an anti-static
strap when installing any computer component. If an anti-static strap
is unavailable, discharge yourself of any static electricity build-up by
touching a large grounded metal surface (such as the computer case)
for several seconds. Also be careful to handle the PCI Express card by
its edges and not the gold connectors.
Turn your computer off and any peripherals connected to the
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computer (ie. printers, external hard drives, etc.). Unplug the power
cable from the rear of the power supply on the back of the computer.
Remove the cover from the computer case. See documentation for
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your computer system for details.
Locate an open PCI Express slot and remove the metal cover plate
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on the rear of the computer case. Note that this card will work in PCI
Express slots of additional lanes (ie. x4, x8 or x16 slots)
Insert the card into the open PCI Express slot and fasten the bracket
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to the rear of the case, per your computer’s documentation.
Connect an LP4 molex power connector from the computer’s power
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supply to the LP4 connector on the card.
Place the cover back onto the computer.
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Insert the power cable into the socket on the power supply.
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Driver Installation - PEXUSB3S
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/7
Once the computer has started and the operating system is fully
loaded, insert the provided Driver CD into the computer’s CD/DVD
drive.
