Chapter 5: Installing The Module; After Installing The Module - Entrust nShield nToken v12.40 Installation Manual

Chapter 5: Installing the module

To install the module:
1. Power off the system and while taking ESD precautions, remove the PCIe card.
2. Open the computer case and locate an empty PCIe slot. If necessary, follow the instructions that
your computer manufacturer supplied.
Do not install a PCIe module into a PCI slot. See the instructions that your computer
manufacturer supplied to correctly identify the slots on your computer.
Note: If there is a blanking plate across the opening to the outside of the computer,
remove it. Check that the opening is large enough to enable you to access the module
back panel.
5. Insert the contact edge of the module into the empty slot. Press the card firmly into the connector
to ensure that:
The contacts are fully inserted in the connector
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The back panel is correctly aligned with the access slot in the chassis
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6. Use the bracket screw or fixing clip to secure the module to the computer chassis.
7. Replace the computer case.

After installing the module

Note: After you install the module, check regularly to ensure that it has not been tampered with
during operation.
After you install the module, you must install the Security World Software. Although methods of
installation vary from platform to platform, the Security World Software should automatically detect the
module on your computer and install the drivers. You do not have to restart the system.
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