StarTech.com PCI2S2PMC - Manual (Page 5)

Instruction Manual
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Installation
WARNING! PCI 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 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 card by its edges
and not the gold connectors.
Hardware Installation
1. Turn your computer off and any peripherals connected to the computer (i.e. Printers,
external hard drives, etc.). Unplug the power cable from the rear of the power
supply on the back of the computer and disconnect all peripheral devices.
2. Remove the cover from the computer case. Refer to documentation for your
computer system for details.
3. Locate an open PCI or PCI-X slot and remove the metal cover plate on the rear of the
computer case. Remove the covers of two other adjacent expansion slots.
4. Connect the ribbon cables from the two expansion brackets to the headers on the
card. The headers have the pins labeled on the card itself. Connector the ribbon
cable, such that the red wire connectors to pin 1.
5. Gently insert the card into the open PCI or PCI-X slot and fasten the card’s bracket
to the rear of the case. Fasten the brackets from the two ribbon cables to the other
open expansion slots.
6. Place the cover back onto the computer case.
7. Insert the power cable into the socket on the power supply and reconnect all other
connectors removed in Step 1.