Chapter 3
Connector and LED Information
X Series User Manual
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Note
(PCI Express X Series Devices)
PCI Express X Series devices s
u
pply less than 1 A of
+5 V power
u
nless yo
u
u
se the disk drive power connector. Refer to the
PCI Express
Device Disk Drive Power Connector
section for more information.
PCI Express Device Disk Drive Power Connector
(NI PCIe-632
x
/634
x
/635
x
/636
x
Devices)
The disk drive power connector is a
fo
u
r-pin hard drive connector on PCI Express devices that, when connected,
increases the c
u
rrent the device can s
u
pply on the +5 V terminal.
When to Use the Disk Drive Power Connector
PCI Express X Series devices witho
u
t the disk drive power connector
installed perform identically to other X Series devices for most applications
and with most accessories. For most applications, it is not necessary to
install the disk drive power connector.
However, yo
u
sho
u
ld install the disk drive power connector in either of the
following sit
u
ations:
•
Yo
u
need more power than listed in the device specifications
•
Yo
u
are
u
sing an SCC accessory witho
u
t an external power s
u
pply,
s
u
ch as the SC-2345
Refer to the specifications doc
u
ment for yo
u
r device for more information
abo
u
t PCI Express power req
u
irements and c
u
rrent limits.
Disk Drive Power Connector Installation
Before installing the disk drive power connector, yo
u
m
u
st install and set
u
p the PCI Express X Series device as described in the
DAQ Getting
Started
g
u
ides. Complete the following steps to install the disk drive power
connector.
1.
Power off and
u
npl
u
g the comp
u
ter.
2.
Remove the comp
u
ter cover.
3.
Attach the PC disk drive power connector to the disk drive power
connector on the device, as shown in Fig
u
re 3-1.
Note
The power available on the disk drive power connectors in a comp
u
ter can vary. For
example, consider
u
sing a disk drive power connector that is not in the same power chain
as the hard drive.
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