Installing Add-In Cards - TYAN TOMCAT I815EF User Manual

2.11 Installing Add-in Cards

There are a few rules you need to follow when installing add-on cards. In order to assure proper
operation and a quick installation, adhere to the following guidelines:
- If you are going to install a PCI-bus interface card on your system, be aware that any one of the
five PCI slots can support a Master or Slave device.
- ALWAYS make sure the power supply is disconnected.
- NEVER force a card into a slot. If it won't fit properly, look at the socket on the motherboard to
make sure there are no wires or other obstructions to the slot. Damage may occur otherwise.
- NEVER plug an ISA card into a PCI slot. You will void your warranty, and you will damage your
system board if you try to do this.
- When plugging the card in, especially when installing long cards, try to push the entire card in at
one time. Don't force one end of the card into the socket first and then the other, or a rocking
motion between the card and the slot might occur, and could damage the pins within the socket.
- Make sure the cards are seated securely into their slots.
- Before turning on the system, make sure no cards are touching.
- Check the PCI device specifications with the PCI slot specifications BEFORE installing!
When installing the add-on cards, make sure the cards are installed with even force; do not insert
one end and then the other. See the before (Figure 2.1a) and after (Figure 2.1b) example
installation images below for details.
Figure 2.1a:
Figure 2.1b:
*Your PCI slot may not look like those in the above diagrams; they are used
NOTE
simply as examples.
Then insert the expansion card as follows:
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