HP E8491A manual Connecting the Power Cable

D.Align the bus contacts on the bottom of the host adapter with the PCI bus slot. Carefully, but firmly, press the adapter into the slot.

host adapter

Figure 2-4. Installing the Host Adapter.

E.Secure the host adapter bracket to the computer chassis with the screw from the expansion slot cover removed in step C.

Connecting the Power Cable

F.Connect the power cable between the adapter and the PC as shown in Figure 2-5. This provides power from the adapter to devices along the interface via the interface cable. This allows you to cycle power on any VXI mainframe in multi-frame systems without affecting other

frames. The power is also available to other IEEE 1394 devices that may be part of the interface network. The Adaptec® host adapter is capable of supplying 12V with a maximum current draw of 1.5 amps.

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