Artesyn SharpMedia PCIE-8120 Quick Start Manual

SharpMedia™ PCIE-8120
Quick Start Guide
P/N:6806800R88E (January 2015)
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What's in the box?
Make sure you receive all items of your
shipment:
• One SharpMedia™ PCIE-8120Card.
• One printed copy of Quick Start Guide
(this document)
• One printed copy of Safety Notes
Summary
• Any other optional items that you
ordered.
When installing or servicing the module
or accessories, strictly observe the
safety precautions in the Safety Notes
Summary. Otherwise, personal injury or
property damage may occur. Ignoring
these instructions can void the board
warranty.
Electrostatic discharge and incorrect
installation or removal of the card can
damage circuits or shorten their life.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com
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Observe ESD-safe measures

• Use either a properly grounded ESD wrist
strap or make sure that you are working in
an ESD-safe environment.
• Connect to the ESD connector at the front
or the rear of the system.
3

Prepare the installation site

• Ensure that the I/O area for add-in cards of
your server is capable of holding a single
slot/standard height/full length PCIE Card.
• The Artesyn SharpMedia™ PCIE-8120 card
requires a PCIE x4 connector size at mini-
mum. It can be installed in a x8 or x16 slot
as well.
• The Artesyn SharpMedia™ PCIE-8120 can
be installed in a system board PCIE slot or
on a PCIE riser card.
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repare the installation site
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For instruction on how to install the card in a
specific server, please consult the installation
manual provided by your server vendor.
• Ensure that the I/O slot can supply 75W of
power via the 12V supply rail for the 8 or
12 DSP versions. The 4 DSP version can
also be operated in a 25W I/O slot.
• For PCIE-8120 version with the 6pin ATX
power connector, ensure your server PSU
provides an appropriate adapter.