Specifications

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Installing the Hardware
Installing the Hardware
Before installing the Adaptec Fibre Card 9110G into your server or
workstation, make sure that the system is powered down. If your
system supports hot plug PCI, see PCI Hot Plug Support on page 19.
Installing the Adapter in the PCI Slot
Install the Adaptec Fibre Card 9110G in any bus mastering PCI
version 2.1 slot. The following generalized installation steps pertain
to most PCI installations. Most system chassis are either vertical or
horizontal orientated, therefore, you should install your card
depending on the orientation of your system. See Figure 2 on page 6.
Consult your server or workstation manual for PCI card installation.
1 Tu rn OFF power to your system.
2 Discharge any static electricity build-up before handling the
Adaptec Fibre Card 9110G by touching a grounded metal
object (such as the exposed metal parts on the back of your
computer).
3 Remove the cover from your computer.
4 Locate an empty 64-bit PCI expansion slot in your system. If
the computer does not have a 64-bit slot, you can install the
card in a 32-bit PCI slot.
5 Remove the expansion slot cover. (Save the slot cover screw.)
6 Insert the Adaptec Fibre Card 9110G into the slot until it is
firmly and evenly seated in the PCI connector.
WARNING: Be careful when inserting the Adaptec Fibre Card
9110G into a PCI slot. Some older 32-bit slots do not
accomodate 64-bit cards, and the card or slot may break if
you use force.