About This Guide; Installing Your Matrox Rt.x2 Card - Matrox RT.X2 Quick Installation Manual

About this guide

This guide provides brief installation instructions for installing your Matrox
RT.X2 hardware and software. It is intended to help you quickly set up your
Matrox RT.X2 system. For detailed installation instructions, please refer to your
Matrox RT.X2 Installation Manual.
Throughout the Matrox RT.X2 documentation, the term "RT.X2" refers
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to RT.X2, RT.X2 LE, and RT.X2 SD, unless indicated otherwise.

Installing your Matrox RT.X2 card

Before installing your Matrox RT.X2 card, drain static electricity from your body
by touching a bare metal surface on your computer chassis. If you have a
grounding wrist strap, use it while handling and installing any components in
your computer.
To determine the particular slot in which you should install your RT.X2 card for
recommended systems and motherboards, see the Matrox Video Support site at
www.matrox.com/video/support.
° To install your RT.X2 card:
1 Turn off your computer, unplug it, and then remove its cover.
Remove the metal plate located at the back of the PCI Express slot you'll be
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using for your RT.X2 card. Save the screw for the mounting bracket.
3 Position your RT.X2 card over the chosen slot and push the card in firmly
and evenly until it is fully seated in the slot.
4 Using the fasten screw you removed in step 2, secure your RT.X2 card to the
computer frame.
5 Connect the male end of the internal power supply cable on your RT.X2 card
to a free power outlet of your computer's internal power supply (not
applicable to RT.X2 LE or RT.X2 SD).
¡ Important Make sure that no other devices are sharing this power outlet.
Replace your computer's cover.
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