Important! - Special Installation Instructions; Multiple Card Sets; Adding Or Removing Hardware; Installation Overview - Matrox DigiSuite Installation Manual

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Important! – special installation instructions

Installation overview

Chapter 2: Installing the DigiSuite Hardware
This chapter gives you detailed instructions on installing your DigiSuite
hardware in your computer system. The next chapter explains software
installation procedures.
Important
When installing multiple DigiSuite card sets or adding -
removing cards to your present DigiSuite system, there are specific steps
that must be carried out in the proper order. Because these combine both
hardware and software installation procedures, you'll find descriptions
of the proper installation sequence in
Instructions," on page
situation fits one of the following categories.

Multiple card sets

It's possible to install more than one DigiSuite card set in a single
computer system. A card set is considered to be one or more DigiSuite
cards recognized as a single functional unit by DigiSuite software. See
"Installing more than one card set in a system" on page

Adding or removing hardware

If you already have DigiSuite cards installed in your system and are
adding or removing cards, you must carry out the procedures in a specific
order. For detailed instructions, see
page
54.
The following steps summarize the installation of DigiSuite cards and
the appropriate Movie-2 bus. This is simply to give you an overview.
Please do not attempt to install any of the components without reading
the detailed instructions that follow. Failure to do so may result in broken
parts and/or system malfunctions. Do it right the first time!
1. Prepare your computer and cards for installation.
2. Open your computer and identify the expansion slots in which you'll
install your DigiSuite cards.
3. Carefully assemble the cards and Movie-2 bus connector as a unit
outside of your computer.
4. Insert the assembled unit in your computer.
5. Close your computer's cover, proceed to configure your system for
the new components, and install the software.
Appendix A, "Special Installation
51. You should read the information if your
"Changing an existing card set" on
53.

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