Installing Matrox Meteor-Ii /1394 - Matrox Meteor-II /1394 Installation And Hardware Reference

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Chapter 2: Hardware installation

Caution

Installing Matrox Meteor-II /1394

Before you install your board, some precautionary measures

must be taken. Turn off the power to the computer and its

peripherals, and drain static electricity from your body (by

touching a metal part of the computer chassis). Next, follow the

steps to install your Matrox Meteor-II /1394 board.

If you are not using Windows NT as your operating system,

your board must be installed before you install the software

(either MIL or one of its derivatives). If you are adding

another Matrox Meteor-II to your computer, you will have to

re-install your software after installing your board.

Use the following steps to install your Matrox Meteor-II /1394

board:

1. Remove the cover from your computer using the

instructions from your computer manual.

2. Check that you have an empty PCI (32-bit) slot that can

accommodate the board. If you do not have an empty slot,

remove a PCI board from your computer to make room for

your Matrox Meteor-II /1394 board and take note of the slot

number you choose.

Some computers have a large, black-ridged heat sink that

prevents boards from using most PCI board slots. Your

Matrox Meteor-II must not touch this heat sink. Therefore,

choose a slot where the board completely avoids it.

Connectors of an AGP slot

Connectors of PCI slots

Connectors of ISA slots

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