Installing Your Matrox Solios Board - Matrox Solios Series Installation And Hardware Reference

30 Chapter 2: Hardware installation

Installing your Matrox Solios board

Before you install your Matrox Solios board, 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).
Proceed with the following steps to install your board. Note that your board should
be installed before you install your software.
1. Remove the cover from your computer; refer to your computer's documentation
for instructions.
2. Check that you have an empty PCIe slot in which to install your Matrox Solios
eCL, eA, or GigE; the slot must have at least 4 active lanes, except for eCL-B and
eA Single which need one active lane. Matrox Solios XCL or XA must be installed
in an empty PCI-X slot. These boards can also be installed in a conventional 32-
or 64-bit PCI slot, but this will reduce the transfer rate between the board and the
Host.
x16 PCIe
32-bit PCI slot
x8 PCIe
x1 PCIe
64-bit PCI-X slot