Installing Matrox Meteor-Ii /Multi-Channel For Pc/104-Plus - Matrox Meteor-II Installation And Hardware Reference Manual

18 Chapter 2: Hardware installation
In some cases, when you boot your computer, Windows' Plug-and-Play system
will detect a new PCI card and you will be asked to assign a driver to it. At this
point, you should click on Cancel because the driver will be installed during the
installation of MIL or one of its derivatives.

Installing Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel for PC/104-Plus

This section refers to the stand-alone version of Matrox Meteor-II /Multi-Channel
for PC/104-Plus. The version pre-configured for Matrox 4Sight-II is not discussed
in this manual. For more information, see Note about Matrox Meteor-II
/Multi-Channel for PC/104-Plus later in this chapter.
Use the following steps to install your Matrox Meteor-II board for PC/104-Plus:
1. Matrox Meteor-II for PC/104-Plus can operate in either a 5V or 3.3V system. In
some cases, a hole in the PC/104-Plus (PCI) connector is filled, which prevents
another PC/104-Plus board from being stacked on top. To install Matrox
Meteor-II for PC/104-Plus in a system with a specific signalling environment, a
pin must be removed. The table and diagram below indicate which pins to cut,
and their locations on the connector.
Signalling environment
5V
3.3V
Remove pin D30
in a 3.3 V system
Plus
PC/104-
PCI
connector
Plus
PC/104-
expansion site
Pin to remove on J3 connector
A1
D30
J3
30
1
D C B A
Remove pin A1
in a 5 V system
J1
32
J2
19
PC/104-
ISA
connectors
0
C D
1
B A
Top view
Plus