Installation guide
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5.1.2
FLEX Solution
5.1.2.1
What you need for installation
A computer with an empty appropriate PCI Express slot,
a external « PCI Express 150W-ATX » power cable,
5.1.2.2
Installing
5.1.2.2.1
Installing a DELTA-gwy
This chapter is only applicable to
5.1.2.2.1.1
PCIe bus considerations
Not all PCIe bus controllers offer the same performances. Depending on the platform they are
plugged in, DELTACAST devices could not be able to support full-speed transfers on all their channels,
because of a bandwidth limitation on the motherboard itself.
When selecting the host motherboard, always get that point into account.
Moreover, depending on the device you use, the PCI Express slot needed might be different from one
device to another.
2 use cases are to be taken into account:
Plugging a device in a less performant PCIe slot:
The device has restricted performances.
For example, a
is meant to be usable with 8 FLEX modules when it
is installed in a PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot. If it were to be installed in a PCI Express 3.0
x8 slot instead, it would only be capable handling 4 FLEX modules correctly.
Plugging a device in a more performant PCIe slot:
Make sure that your motherboard can downgrade the PCIe slot to fit to the device.
5.1.2.2.1.2
External power supply considerations
cards need external power supply in order to operate.
2 things are important to be taken into account:
Your alimentation must be capable to provide the needed energy for the card along with the
energy needed for the rest of your computer.
You need to have an external « PCI Express 150W-ATX » power cable for the card.
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