AJA KONA LHi - Manual (Page 23)

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Installing the KONA Card in a Windows PC
1. Place the PC in a well-lit convenient area, where you will have easy access to the
chassis access door.
2. Touch the outside of the PC to discharge any static electricity in your body. Remove
the power cable from the back of the PC.
3. Open the PC to gain access to the card slots as described in your Workstation User
Manual.
4. Remove the KONA card from its protective anti-static bag; place the card on top of
the bag.
5. To install the KONA card and RAID controller card (SCSI or Fibre Channel), refer to the
AJA website for the latest installation updates.
Because of hardware and software changes, AJA engineers are constantly testing
and grading workstation performance. The AJA website is your best source of up-to-
date approved workstation configurations (see
“Installation Overview” on page 17 for
links).
NOTE: Always put the RAID controller and KONA on separate PCI busses. This improves performance
by reducing bus contention.
Figure 11. KONA Card placement in an HP Z800 Motherboard
6. Open the card retainer bar on the left side of the chassis cardcage. Remove the card
edge access cover from the desired slot where you will be inserting the KONA card.
7. Holding the KONA card by the card edge plate and an outside edge, carefully insert
the KONA card by rocking it slowly into the slot. Ensure the card edge aligns properly
with the PC’s opening (where the card edge cover was just removed) and that it is
fully seated in the slot.
8. Secure the card in the slot replacing the card retainer bar.
9. Replace the PC’s panel/door removed in step 3.