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8. Accessing Internal Components
8. Accessing Internal Components
This section contains important information that you must read before accessing the internal components. You must
follow these procedures properly when installing, removing or handling any board.
Please consider following instruction when you install (or remove) expansion cards.
The HDD, the expansion cards, the fuse and the Lithium battery are located in an "OPERATOR ACCESS
AREA". The area behind the access door (Fig. 13, pos. 2) designed as "OPERATOR ACCESS AREA" may
only be opened for installing/removing of HDDs, expansion cards, or checking/replacing the fuse, or
replacing the Lithium battery by qualified specialist personnel according to the description in this
user's guide.
The PC Box may only be opened in accordance with the description in this user's manual for:
• Installation and removal of HDDs
• Installation and removal of PCI/PCIe expansion cards
• Replacing of the Lithium battery
• Checking and/or replacing of the fuse
These procedures have to be carried-out only by qualified specialist personnel.
To expand your system with additional cards, please take care that each additional card should not
exceed a power consumption of 12.5 W.
The access door and HDD drive tray must be secured by the captive knurled screw during operation.
Please consult the documentation provided by the manufacturer of the expansion card for instructions
before attempting to install/remove an expansion card into/from the V Panel Express.
Please observe the safety instruction for handling assemblies with static sensitive device.
Failure to take heed of this warning instruction can result in damage to the device.
8.1. Installing/Removing the Expansion Cards
The expansion cards for the performance extension of your system can be installed into the free slots of the riser card.
Please consider following instruction when you install (or remove) expansion cards. It is recommended to expand your
system with additional PCI cards before it is installed on a panel or into an industrial cabinet.
1. Close all applications; shut down the system properly and disconnect the power cord from the power source.
Disconnect all peripherals.
2. The V Panel Express system should lay on a flat, clean surface with the front panel downwards. (Make sure that the
display surface is protected against scratching and damage).
3. Loosen the knurled screw on the left side of the unit that secures the access door (refer to Fig. 18, pos. 1 and pos. 2)
and open access door.
4. To remove/install an expansion card, you have to remove the corresponding expansion card/slot bracket. Loosen the
corresponding fastening screw on the internal side, which secures the slot bracket and remove it. Retain the screws
for later use
5. Insert/remove the expansion card into/from the slot of the riser card (Fig. 19, pos.4).
6. If you have removed an expansion card, re-insert a slot bracket.
7. Secure the bracket (slot bracket or card bracket) to the chassis with the fastening screw.
8. Close the access door and secure it with the knurled screw.
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