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Disk Drive Power Connector Installation
Before installing the disk drive power connector, you must install and set
up the R Series PCI Express device as described in the Getting Started with
R Series Multifunction RIO document. Complete the following steps to
install the disk drive power connector.
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The power available on the disk drive power connectors in a computer can vary. For
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example, consider using a disk drive power connector that is not in the same power chain
as the hard drive.
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Connecting or disconnecting the disk drive power connector can affect the analog
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performance of your device. To compensate for this, NI recommends that you
self-calibrate after connecting or disconnecting the disk drive power connector.
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Power off and unplug the computer.
Remove the computer cover.
Attach the PC disk drive power connector to the disk drive power
connector on the device, as shown in Figure 2-19.
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Device Disk Drive Power Connector
Figure 2-19. Connecting to the Disk Drive Power Connector
Replace the computer cover, and plug in and power on the computer.
Use the NI 78xxR Calibration Utility to run a self-calibration on the
NI PCIe-784xR/785xR device. Refer to the
Chapter 3,
Calibration (NI 783xR/784xR/785xR
information.
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Hardware Overview of the NI 78xxR
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PC Disk Drive Power Connector
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