Actiontec electronic 1394 User Manual

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Installing the PCI Card  5
Installing the PCI Card
CAUTION: Always 
discharge static 
electricity before 
handling the1394 
FireWire Card. You 
may discharge static 
electricity by touch-
ing a grounde
metal structure or by 
using any commer-
cially available 
grounding strap.
Step 1
Turn off the computer and all peripheral devices con-
nected to it.
Step 2
Unplug  the  computer  power  cord  from  the  wall
receptacle.
Step 3
Remove the computer’s cover. Refer to your computer
owner’s manual for instructions.
Step 4
Remove  the  screw  securing  the  expansion  slot  cover
behind one of the computer’s available PCI expansion
slots. Lift the expansion slot cover out as shown
below.
Note: Make sure the 
slot is a PCI slot. PCI 
slots are smaller 
than ISA slots and 
nearly always white 
in color. ISA slots 
are generally black 
in color.
 Figure 1: Removing the Backplate
The position of the expansion slots in your computer
may differ from the illustrations shown in this user’s
manual, depicting the slots in a vertical position.
Regardless of the position of the expansion slots, the
installation steps remain the same. Please refer to your
computer owner’s manual for more information
about the expansion slot configuration of your com-
puter.