Installing Matrox Morphis Qxt - Matrox Morphis QxT Installation And Hardware Reference

18 Chapter 2: Hardware installation

Installing Matrox Morphis QxT

Before you install your Matrox Morphis QxT board(s), some precautionary
measures must be taken. Turn off the power to your computer and its peripherals,
and drain static electricity from your body (by touching a metal part of the
computer chassis).
Use the following steps to install your Matrox Morphis QxT board(s). Note that
your board(s) should be installed before you install your software.
1. Remove the cover from your computer using the instructions from your computer
manual.
2. Check that you have an x4 or x8 empty PCIe slot to accommodate the Matrox
Morphis QxT base board. Illustrated below are some slots.
x16 PCIe
32-bit PCI slot
x8 PCIe
x1 PCI-X
64-bit PCI-X slot