Step 5: Install The Cables; Step 6: Connect To Ac Power Socket - Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX User Manual

Step 5: Install the
cables
To use the front and back
SB1394/FireWire connectors
on the Sound Blaster Audigy 2
Platinum eX External I/O
Module, you must connect the
AD_LINK 1 and AD_LINK 2
connectors on both the audio
card and the I/O Module.
Step 6: Connect to
AC power socket
If your computer chassis
blocks the AD_LINK cable
from connecting to the audio
card:
1) Unscrew and loosen the
card from the PCI slot
2) Insert the AD_LINK cable
3) Reinstall the card securely
into the PCI slot.
1. Using the supplied AD_LINK cable, connect
the AD_LINK 1 connector first. Press the side
springs of the connector and push it in until it
clicks firmly into place on both the card and
the external I/O module.
2. Connect the AD_LINK 2 connectors. See
Figure 2-5.
3. Locate the supplied power converter cable.
Insert the small white connector into the
audio card's power connector.
4. Connect the other end of the power convertor
to an available power supply cable from your
computer's power supply unit.
Note: Make sure that the power cable connected
to the audio card is not shared with other devices
like disk drives.
1. Replace the computer cover.
2. Plug the power cord into the AC wall outlet, and turn on the computer.
To connect your Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX card and Audigy 2 Platinum eX
External I/O Module to other devices, see "Connecting Related Peripherals" on page
2-6.
To install drivers and software, refer to "Installing Drivers and Applications" on
page 3-1.
To system
power
Power
supply unit
connector
Side spring
Figure 2-5: Connecting the audio card
and external I/O module.
Installing Hardware 2-4