Installing Multiple Boards - Planar DOME Md4/PCI Installation Manual

Installing the Md4/PCI Board in a PC

Installing multiple boards

To install multiple boards, repeat the installation instruc-
tions in "Installing the Board in a PC" on page 22 for
each board.
Tips
Remember these tips when you are installing multiple
boards:
• Each board requires less than 3 amps of +5V.
• You can install as many Md4/PCI boards as your sys-
tem's power supply and available PCI slots can support.
• You must disable VGA mode on all but one DOME
board if multiple boards are in use. See "To disable VGA
mode" on page 26.
• You cannot mix DOME board types in one system;
for example, you cannot run one Md5/PCI and one
Md4/PCI board. You can mix single- and dual-headed
boards.
• Screen zero (0) is the upper-leftmost screen. The rest of
the screens are counted down and then across.
For example, with four screens in a 2 x 2 pattern, the
screens are numbered as follows:
Screen 0 is upper-left
Screen 1 is lower-left
• The screens are assigned to the boards in the order in
which the boards are found on the bus. For example, if
the first board is a dual-headed board, it controls screens
zero (0) and one (1).
Screen 2 is upper-right
Screen 3 is lower-right
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