IBM X.25 manual Install the PCI Co-Processor Adapter System Unit

Step 1: Install the PCI Co-Processor Adapter in the

System Unit

Use the following steps as general information for installing your PCI co-processor adapter. For specific adapter installation instructions, consult the operating manual or the installation and setup manual for your specific personal computer system.

1. Set all power switches to Off.

2. Unplug the power cords from the wall outlets.

3. Remove	the cable-retaining brackets from the rear of the system
unit and	display.

4. Disconnect all cables from the rear of the system unit.

5. Use a flat-blade screwdriver or 1/4-inch nutdriver to remove the cover mounting screws (if present) from the system unit.

6. Remove the system-unit cover.

7.

Locate

an

available

PCI expansion slot in

your

system

unit.

8.

Use

a flat-blade screwdriver or a 3/16-inch

nutdriver

to

remove

the

screw that holds the expansion-slot cover

in place

(see

the

next

page). Lift the expansion-slot cover

from

the

system unit.

9.

Hold

the

PCI

co-processor

adapter

(still

wrapped

in

the

anti-static

bag)

in

one

hand

and

touch

a metal

part

of

your

system

unit

with

the other hand. This places your body, the

adapter,

and

the

system unit at the same ground potential, thus preventing an

accidental

static

discharge.

10.Carefully remove the adapter from the anti-static bag. Be sure to grasp circuit boards by the edges only; do not touch the component pins or solder joints.

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