Red Digital Cinema RED ROCKET-X Installation Instructions Manual page 11

RED ROCKET-X INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
6. Remove the side access panel.
Figure: Remove Panel
7. Remove all hard drives except the one in the first bay (the one farthest to the left).
8. Loosen the two (2) thumbscrews that secure the PCI bracket to the enclosure and remove the PCI bracket.
9. Remove any cards that are not in slot 1 from the system.
10. Press the button on the PCI slider and move the PCIe fan to the side to create more room for installing the RED
ROCKET-X (slide the PCIe fan back into place after you install the RED ROCKET-X).
Figure: Slide PCIe Fan Away
11. Connect your power cable(s) to the Mac Pro based on your configuration needs:
If the graphics card is connected to one Mac Pro power connector and the other power connecter is unused,
connect a 6-pin PCIe power cable (either a PCIe 6-pin to 6-pin power cable or the included PCIe 6-pin to 6-pin
Dual Y Power Splitter) to power connector B on the backplane board (this is the upper power connector that is
closer to the optical drive). Connect the 6-pin PCIe power cable to the RED ROCKET-X in
If both Mac Pro power connectors are in use, disconnect the graphics card from the power connector and
connect the PCIe 6-pin to 6-pin Dual Y Power Splitter (included) to power connector B on the backplane board
(this is the upper power connector that is closer to the optical drive). Connect the PCIe 6-pin to 6-pin Dual Y
Power Splitter to the graphics card and the RED ROCKET-X in
NOTE: For more information on different ways to connect power, go to
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