Moxa Technologies user manual Hardware Installation, Installing the Smartio CP-168U board

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Hardware Installation

The installation of the Smartio CP-168U board involves both hardware and software. Software installation is discussed in the next chapter. In this chapter, we discuss hardware installation.

The no-switch-no-jumper Smartio CP-168U board’s IRQ number and I/O addresses are assigned automatically by the PCI BIOS. For this reason, the board MUST be plugged in before installing the driver software.

Installing the Smartio CP-168U board

Step 1: Power off the PC.

Warning! To avoid damaging your system and board, make sure your PC’s power is switched off before inserting this or any other board into an empy PCI slot.

Step 2: Remove the PC’s cover.

Step 3: Remove the slot cover bracket if one is in place.

Step 4: Insert the Smartio CP-168U 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 PC’s cover.

Step 7: Power on the PC; the BIOS will automatically set the IRQ and I/O address.