Hardware Installation; Preparing The Card; Installing The Card; State Of Internal Led - Digigram ALP221e User Manual

User Manual – ALP221e

6 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Given the shortened length of the PCI EXPRESS connector and the resulting lack of mechanical
stability, we strongly advise against transporting the cards installed in a computer, unless it has a
device for holding the card firmly in place to avoid material damage.
The card must be inserted in the computer before installing its driver.

6.1 Preparing the card

Before fixing the card in the computer, make sure you install on the card the bracket matching the
PCIe slot into which it is going to be inserted.
To install the card in a low profile PCIe slot, remove the standard height bracket by loosening the
two screws on the sides of the cable connector, position the low-profile bracket and retighten the
two screws.

6.2 Installing the card

Insert the card in the available PCIe slot and press to position it firmly.
Tighten the screw fixing the bracket to the chassis or lock the card using the device provided for this
purpose on your computer.

6.3 State of internal LED

The ALP card has two internal LEDs on the top channel strip. The state of these LEDs can be seen
when the PC cover is open.
If the card and its on-board firmware are initialised correctly, LED 1 must be lit solid green, and LED
2 must flash every second (1 Hz).
If LED 2 flashes faster (twice per second - 2 Hz), this means that the firmware version that has been
uploaded to the card is corrupted, and the card is running the backup factory firmware version. It is
then necessary to re-install the appropriate firmware version.
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