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Cable Adapter Card Installation
To operate the backplane you need a set of "HIB Cable Adapter Card". Use a compatible Gen4 x16 PCIe Host / Target cable adapter cards.
Target card: Installed directly on the OSS backplane's target slot
Host Card: Installed in the host computer motherboard's PCIe slot.
For more details on OSS-PCIe-HIB616-x16 card (Host / Target card) please refer to the OSS-PCIe-HIB616-x16installation guide.
https://www.onestopsystems.com/product/pcie-x16-gen-4-cable-adapter
6.1
Target Card Installation
Use the designated Target Slot / Upstream Slot when installing the card. The Target card will only operate in the target slot / upstream slot.
See photos below for the correct location of the Target slot (also known as Upstream Slot).
6.1.1
Target Card Switch Settings
Check and verify the switches are set to target mode before installing the card. See photos below for Target card switch settings. If the
switches are set incorrectly, the card will not link up with the host.
SW1 #1 = ON; SW1 #2= ON
SW2 = All OFF
Warning: Only use the Upstream slot for the Target card. Do not plug-in the Target card in the downstream PCIe slot.
OSS-PCIe4-BP-5X16
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