Desktop Board Installation - NEC POWERMATE VP Manual

Desktop Board Installation

The PCI/ISA shared slot on the system accommodates a
full-length PCI board or a full-length ISA board. If you are
installing a PCI board in the shared slot, the board is in-
stalled component side down and connects to the top-most
(PCI) connector on the riser board. If you are installing an
ISA board, the board is installed component side up and
connects to the ISA connector under the PCI connector.
Use the following steps to install an industry-standard
8-bit or 16-bit ISA or 32-bit PCI expansion board in your
system unit.
Follow any preinstallation instructions in your option
1.
documentation (such as setting switches or jumpers on
the board).
Any switch or jumper information in NEC option
documentation is common to all NEC systems. Use
this information for the board you are installing in
your system.
WARNING: Be sure that the system unit
power is turned off and the system is unplugged
before you begin the installation procedure.
Remove the system unit cover (see Chapter 5).
2.
If you are installing a board in an inside expansion slot
(next to the power supply) in the desktop, see "Inside
Expansion Slots in the Desktop" in this chapter. Oth-
erwise, continue to the next step.
Adding Options 6-7