Installing Your Matrox Rt.x2 Card; Before Restarting Your Computer - Matrox RT.X2 Installation Manual

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Installing your Matrox RT.X2 card

Your Matrox RT.X2 card is designed to operate in a PCI Express (PCIe) slot in
your computer. If the slot in which you'll be installing your RT.X2 card already
contains another card, either move it to an unused slot or remove it completely.
To determine the particular slot in which you should install your RT.X2 card for
recommended systems and motherboards, see the Matrox Video Support site at
www.matrox.com/video/support.
° To install your RT.X2 card:
Turn off your computer, unplug it, and then remove its cover.
1
Make sure the internal power supply cable is connected to your RT.X2 card
2
as explained in
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Remove the metal plate located at the back of the PCIe slot you'll be using
3
for your RT.X2 card. Save the screw for the mounting bracket.
Position your RT.X2 card over the chosen slot and push the card in firmly
4
and evenly until it is fully seated in the slot.
Using the fasten screw you removed in step 3, secure your RT.X2 card to the
5
computer frame.
Connect the male end of the internal power supply cable on your RT.X2 card
6
to a free power outlet of your computer's internal power supply.
¡ Important Make sure that no other devices are sharing this power outlet.
Replace your computer's cover.
7
Using the two small screws provided with your RT.X2 card, secure the
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RT.X2 bracket to the computer frame as shown below. This step is crucial in
making your RT.X2 card FCC compliant.
Make sure the screw head
overlaps the computer frame

Before restarting your computer

You must connect your external devices such as the RT.X2 breakout box, DVI
monitor, VTRs, DV camcorder, etc., before attempting to restart your computer.
For details about these tasks, see
Matrox
Chapter 2, Installing Your Matrox RT.X2 Hardware
"Preparing the internal power supply cable on your RT.X2
on page 9.
RT.X2 card
Computer frame
RT.X2."
Not available on RT.X2 LE/SD
Chapter 3, "Connecting External Devices to