14 SoundSystem DMX
And here’s what to do, step by step:
· Switch off your PC and all connected periphery, in other words printer, monitor and so on.
Leave the AC cord connected for the time being, so that your computer is still grounded.
· Touch the metal chassis at the rear of the PC to ground yourself and discharge static. Now
unplug the cord from the AC mains socket.
· Remove the cover from the case of your PC.
· Look for a free PCI expansion slot, remove the screw holding the slot blanking plate and
remove the plate. To ensure the optimal function of your sound card, look for an expansion
slot that is not immediately next to an already-installed card. Some cards, such as video
adapters, can send out signals which can interfere with the sound card.
· Carefully remove the sound card from its packaging and pick it up by the edges with one
hand while your other hand is resting on the metal of the PC case.
This will ensure that your body is completely discharged via your computer without
affecting the sound card. Do not touch the components of the card under any
circumstances.
· Connect any desired internal audio devices to the card such as the digital expansion
module, radio module, wavetable daughter board, or CD drive. Please follow the
corresponding installation instructions.
· Align the holder at the rear of the sound card in the expansion slot in such a way that the
card’s gold-colored connectors are directly in line with the slot’s socket.
· Insert the card into the slot. You might have to press the card firmly into the slot to make a
good contact. Take care to ensure that the contacts are precisely in line, in order to avoid
damaging the sound card or the mainboard in your PC.
· Insert and tighten the screw from the slot cover to secure the sound card in its slot.
· Connect the CD-ROM drive to the sound card with the audio cable. (In general, this cable is
provided with the CD-ROM drive). (Please read the chapter The CD Audio Connections. on
page 40).
· Reinstall the cover of your PC case.
· Connect your speakers or hifi system to the sound card (Please read the chapter The Card
Connections and Their Application. on page 26).
· Reconnect the power plug and all other cables. Make sure that your speakers or hifi system
is set to low volume. Start your computer.
· Continue with the installation in the next chapter Driver Installation. (page 15).
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