Manual PCIe-DIO-120/96/72
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Hardware Installation
1.
Make sure to set switches and jumpers from either the Option Selection section
of this manual or from the suggestions of SETTINGS.EXE.
2.
Do not install card into the computer until the software has been fully installed.
3.
Turn OFF computer power AND unplug AC power from the system.
4.
Remove the computer cover.
5.
Install I/O cables through the cutout in the mounting bracket, leaving one strain
relief bar below the cables and setting the other bar aside along with the provided
hex nuts. Plug all the cables onto their header connectors.
6.
Install the second strain relief bar and tighten the hex nuts down firmly, but don’t
overtighten them.
7.
Fish the ribbon cables through the open back plate next to the PCI Express slot
you’ll be plugging the card into, then carefully plug the card into the PCI Express
expansion slot.
8.
Inspect for proper fit of the card and tighten the bracket screw. Make sure that
the card mounting bracket is properly screwed into place and that there is a
positive chassis ground.
9.
Replace the computer cover and turn ON the computer which should auto-detect
the card (depending on the operating system) and automatically finish installing
the drivers.
10.
Run one of the provided sample programs that was copied to the newly created
card directory (from the CD or downloaded from the product page) to test and
validate your installation.
