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Installing the SCSI Card 2906 - pci

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Kit Contents Installing the SCSI Card 2906 Note: If you are installing the SCSI Card 2906 into a Macintosh computer, you must install the driver first. See Installing Drivers - Macintosh on page 19. Take these precautions before you begin installing your SCSI Card 2906: I Turn off the computer and disconnect the power cord. I Ground yourself by touching the chassis. I Always handle the SCSI card by its edges or metal bracket. Do not touch the gold connector or any of the components on the card. To install the SCSI Card 2906 1 After turning off the computer and disconnecting the power cord, open the computer cabinet. Refer to the computer's documentation for instructions. 2 Find an unused PCI expansion slot (typically white or ivory) in the computer. Unscrew the expansion slot cover screw and remove the slot cover to provide an opening, as shown. Save the slot cover screw for use in Step 5. Expansion slot cover PCI expansion slots 2

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Kit Contents
Installing the SCSI Card
2906
Note:
If you are installing the SCSI Card 2906 into a Macintosh
computer, you must install the driver first. See
Installing
Drivers – Macintosh
on page 19.
Take these precautions before you begin installing your SCSI Card 2906:
Turn off the computer and disconnect the power cord.
Ground yourself by touching the chassis.
Always
handle the SCSI card by its edges or metal bracket. Do
not touch the gold connector or any of the components on the
card.
To install the SCSI Card 2906
1
After turning off the computer and disconnecting the power
cord, open the computer cabinet. Refer to the computer’s
documentation for instructions.
2
Find an unused PCI expansion slot (typically white or ivory) in
the computer. Unscrew the expansion slot cover screw and
remove the slot cover to provide an opening, as shown. Save the
slot cover screw for use in Step 5.
Expansion slot cover
PCI expansion slots