National Instruments PCI-8430 - Page 39

PCIHardwareInstallation
NoteIfyouareinstallingaPCIRS-485interface,youmightneed
toadjustthevalueofthebiasresistors,dependingonyour
application.Biasresistorsarenotavailableoneight-portPCI
hardware.Formoreinformation,refertoBiasResistors.
CautionBeforeyouremoveyourboardfromthepackage,touch
theantistaticplasticpackagetoametalpartofyoursystem
chassistodischargeelectrostaticenergy,whichcandamage
severalcomponentsonyourserialboard.
Beforeinstallingyourhardware,followtheNI-SerialSoftwareInstallation
instructions.
ToinstallyourPCIserialboard,completethefollowingsteps:
1. Turnoffyourcomputer.Keepthecomputerpluggedinsothatit
remainsgroundedwhileyouinstallthePCIserialboard.
2. Removethetoporsidecoverofthecomputer.
3. FindanunusedPCIexpansionslotinyourcomputer.
4. Removethecorrespondingexpansionslotcoverontheback
panelofthecomputer.
5. Touchametalpartonyourchassistodischargeanystatic
electricity.
6. InsertthePCIserialboardintotheslotwiththeserialconnectors
towardtheopeningonthebackpanel.Makesurethatyouinsert
theboardallthewayintotheslot.Theboardmightseemtoclick
firmlyintoplace,eventhoughitisonlypartofthewayin.The
followingfigureshowshowtoinstallthePCIserialboardintoan
expansionslot.