Adaptec 29160LP Installation Guide - Page 4

install the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP.

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STEP 3 Locate an unused 64-bit PCI expansion slot and remove the expansion slot cover. If the computer does not have a 64-bit slot, you can install the card in a 32-bit PCI slot. Select an expansion slot that is compliant with PCI Rev. 2.1 or higher, and that supports Bus Mastering. Save the slot cover screw for use in Step 4. Slot cover screw Expansion slot cover 64-bit PCI slot 32-bit PCI slot Computers may have vertical or horizontal expansion slots. Refer to your computer manual to locate the PCI slots. If your computer is a tower model, place it on its side to make it easier to install the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP. WARNING Be careful when inserting the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP into a PCI slot. Some 32-bit slots do not accommodate 64-bit cards, and the card or slot may break if you use force. 3

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Locate an unused 64-bit PCI expansion slot and remove the
expansion slot cover. If the computer does not have a 64-bit slot,
you can install the card in a 32-bit PCI slot.
Select an expansion slot that is compliant with PCI Rev. 2.1 or
higher, and that supports Bus Mastering. Save the slot cover
screw for use in Step 4.
Computers may have vertical or horizontal expansion slots.
Refer to your computer manual to locate the PCI slots. If your
computer is a tower model, place it on its side to make it easier to
install the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160LP.
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TEP
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Be careful when inserting the Adaptec SCSI Card
29160LP into a PCI slot. Some 32-bit slots do not accommo-
date 64-bit cards, and the card or slot may break if you use
force.
64-bit PCI slot
32-bit PCI slot
Slot cover
Expansion
slot cover
screw
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ARNING