Installing The Zcu106 Board In A Pc Chassis - Xilinx ZCU106 User Manual

Installing the ZCU106 Board in a PC Chassis

Installation of the ZCU106 board inside a computer chassis is required when developing or
testing PCI Express® functionality. When the ZCU106 board is installed in the PCIe® slot,
power is provided from the ATX power supply 4-pin peripheral connector through the ATX
adapter cable (Figure
number for this cable is 2600304. See
X-Ref Target - Figure 2-3
To ATX 4-Pin Peripheral
Power Connector
To install the ZCU106 board in a PC chassis:
1. On the ZCU106 board, remove the seven screws retaining the six rubber feet with their
standoffs, and the PCIe bracket. Reinstall the PCIe bracket using two of the previously
removed screws.
2. Power down the host computer and remove the power cord from the PC.
3. Open the PC chassis following the instructions provided with the PC.
4. Select a vacant PCIe expansion slot and remove the expansion cover (at the back of the
chassis) by removing the screws on the top and bottom of the cover.
The ZCU106 board height exceeds the standard PCIe board dimension, so the PC chassis
IMPORTANT:
top cover should remain off while using the ZCU106.
5. Plug the ZCU106 board into an open PCIe expansion slot.
6. Install the top mounting bracket screw into the PC expansion cover retainer bracket to
secure the ZCU106 board in its slot.
7. Connect the ATX power supply to the ZCU106 board using the ATX power supply
adapter cable shown in
a. Plug the 6-pin 2 x 3 Molex connector on the adapter cable into J52 on the ZCU106
board.
b. Plug the 4-pin 1 x 4 peripheral power connector from the ATX power supply into the
4-pin adapter cable connector.
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2-3), which is plugged into J52 on the ZCU106 board. The Xilinx® part
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Figure 2-3: ATX Power Supply Adapter Cable
Figure 2-3.
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To J52 on ZCU106 Board
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