National Instruments PCI-8361 User Manual page 32

Chapter 3 Installation and Configuration
2. Remove the top cover or access port to the PCI or PCI Express expansion slots.
3. Touch the metal part of the power supply case inside the computer to discharge any static
electricity that might be on your clothes or body.
4. Unplug the computer and wait 30 seconds to allow the energy stored in the computer's
power supply to fully dissipate.
5. Select any available PCI slot for the PCI-8361 or PCI Express (x1 or wider) expansion slot
for the PCIe-8361/8362/8363.
6. Locate the metal bracket that covers the cut-out in the back panel of the computer for the
slot you have selected. Remove and save the bracket-retaining screw and the bracket cover.
7. Line up the PCI-8361 or PCIe-8361/8362/8363 with the slot on the back panel, as shown
in Figure 3-1. Slowly push down on the top of the PCI-8361 or PCIe-8361/8362/8363 until
its card-edge connector is resting on the expansion slot receptacle. Using slow, evenly
distributed pressure, press the PCI-8361 or PCIe-8361/8362/8363 straight down until it
seats in the expansion slot.
8. Reinstall the bracket-retaining screw to secure the PCI-8361 or PCIe-8361/8362/8363 to
the back panel rail.
9. Replace the computer cover.
10. Plug the computer back in.
Figure 3-1. PCIe-8361/8362/8363 Card Installation Example
1 PCIe-8361/8362/8363
2 PCI Express x1 Card-Edge Connector
Figure 3-1 shows a PCI Express based card installation. The same procedure
Note
applies for a PCI card and slot.
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