Step 1—Preparing the workstation
Your workstation documentation includes instructions for preparing the workstation for component
installation. For product-specific information, see the
Service and Technical Reference Guide
for your
HP workstation at
http://www.hp.com/support/workstation_manuals
.
To prepare the workstation for component installation:
1.
Power down the workstation.
2.
Disconnect power from the workstation.
3.
Open the access cover.
Step 2—Installing the Sound Blaster card
1.
Open the PCI card retention clamp and remove the rear chassis metal slot access cover (installed
below the retainer) for the slot in which the sound card will be installed. The sound card can be
installed in any PCI slot, but HP recommends installing the card in an available PCI 32-bit slot.
NOTE:
When the sound card is installed in a 64-bit PCI slot, the entire 64-bit bus runs at 32-bit
mode. This action can degrade system performance if another 64-bit PCI device is installed on the
same bus. However, if there is no 32-bit PCI bus available, use PCI-X 133 since it is an isolated
64-bit bus slot. PCI-X is available only on the HP xw8000 and HP xw9000 Series workstations.
2.
Install the Sound Blaster card and secure the PCI card retention clamp.
3.
Disconnect the front audio cable from the front audio header on the system board.
NOTE:
Refer to the system board component location diagram affixed to the inside of the
workstation chassis access pane (removed earlier) to locate the front audio header.
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