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Install the Card Inside the Computer

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Access the Computer’s Expansion Slots

To install the KTx card, you must have access to the computer’s bus. Refer to
your computer’s hardware manual for instructions about how to:

1. Shut down and halt the host computer.

2. Turn off power to the computer.

Important: If you disconnect the ac power from the computer, you lose the

chassis ground. Electrostatic damage (ESD) protection is lost.

3. Remove the computer’s CPU cover (according to the manufacturer’s

instructions).

4. Select a vacant 16-bit ISA or EISA expansion slot.

Important: The 1784-KTx will function only in a 16-bit ISA or EISA

expansion slot.

5. Remove the rear bracket slot’s expansion cover by loosening the screw on the

back of the computer.