NVIDIA Corporation
Quadro FX 4500/5500 SDI User’s Guide – Version 2.0 7
CHAPTER 2
NVIDIA Graphics-to-SDI
Installing the NVIDIA Quadro FX SDIStep 1: Install the NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI
1Power down the system and open the chassis cover.
2 Install the NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI card
aInsert the graphics card into the x16 PCI-express slot and use a screw to secure the
card’s bracket to the system chassis.
bConnect the auxiliary power connector.
3Install the NVIDIA SDI Output card.
Insert the NVIDIA SDI Output card into any available expansion slot within six inches
of the NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI G-Sync connector, and use a screw to secure the card’s
bracket to the system chassis.
Power to the auxiliary power connection is not needed at this time. NVIDIA
recommends not connecting power to this connection.
4Connect one end of the 14-pin ribbon cable to the G-Sync connector on the NVIDIA
Quadro FX SDI card, and the other end to the NVIDIA SDI Output card.
5Close the chassis cover.
14-pin ribbon cable connecting
the NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI to
the NVIDIA SDI Output card.