Moxa Technologies C104H/PCI Series user manual Hardware Installation

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Hardware Installation

The installation of the Smartio C104H/PCI Series consists of hardware and software installation. The respective sections of the operating systems in the next chapter will discuss more about the software installation. The hardware installation is described in this chapter.

The no-switch-no-jumper Smartio C104H/PCI Series board hardware configuration for IRQ number and I/O addresses is automatically assigned by the PCI BIOS. Hence, the board MUST be plugged first before installing the software driver.

Installing the Smartio C104H/PCI Series board

Step 1: Power off the PC.

Warning! Make sure your system is switched off before you start installing any board. If you don’t, you may risk damaging your system and the board.

Step 2: Remove the PC’s cover.

Step 3: Remove the slot cover bracket if there is any.

Step 4: Plug the Smartio C104H/PCI Series control board firmly into a free 32- bit PCI slot.

Step 5: Fasten the holding screw to fix the control board in place.

Step 6: Replace the system cover.

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