Installation Steps; Step 1: Prepare The External Audigy Drive; Step 2: Prepare Your Computer - Creative Audigy Platinum eX Getting Started Manual

Installing Hardware

Installation Steps

Step 1: Prepare the
external Audigy
Drive
Turn off the main power
supply and disconnect your
computer's power cord.
Systems using an ATX power
supply unit with soft power
off may still be powering the
PCI slot. This can damage
your audio card when it is
inserted into the slot.
Step 2: Prepare your
computer
Remove any existing audio
card or disable the onboard
audio. For more information,
see "Problems with Multiple
Audio Devices" on page C-6.
1. Stick the four rubber feet to the underside in each
corner of the external Audigy Drive as shown in
Figure 2-1.
2. Place the external Audigy Drive near your
computer.
1. Turn off your computer and all peripheral devices.
2. Touch a metal plate on your computer to ground
yourself and to discharge any static electricity, and
then unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
3. Remove the computer cover.
4. Remove the metal brackets from two adjacent
unused PCI slots as shown in Figure 2-2. Put the
screws aside for use later.
Figure 2-1: Sticking rubber feet
metal brackets
PCI slots
ISA slots
Figure 2-2: Removing metal plates
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