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10. OPTIONAL STEP: If you are installing a PCIe card which requires

additional power and must be connected to auxiliary power, locate

the wire harness connected the 6-pin connector indicated in the

graphic to the right (Figure 5). Remove the cable twist tie securing the

wire harness, and move the loose connector aside for later connection.

Otherwise, go to the next step.

11. OPTIONAL STEP: If you are installing BNC connectors into the

chassis’ mounting holes, skip to the appendix at the end of the

document for instructions. Otherwise, go to the next step.

12. Remove a PCIe card from its packaging, handling the card by its edges

and without touching any components or gold connector pins.

13. Line up the card’s connector with the slot, and then gently but ﬁrmly

press the card straight into the slot; do not rock the card or force the

card into the slot. If you encounter excessive resistance, check the

card’s connector and the slot for damage, and then try inserting the

card again (Figure 6).

14. Repeat steps 12 and 13 as necessary with any remaining cards.

15. If you installed a card which requires auxiliary power, connect the

auxiliary power connector to it now. If you installed cables with BNC

connectors into the chassis, connect them to the card you installed.

16. If there are any unoccupied slots, install the port access covers you

removed previously (Figure 6).

17. Secure the cards and port access covers using the previously-removed

PCIe card bracket locking plate (Figure 6).

Slot 1 x8 (x8)

Slot 2 x8 (x16)

Slot 3 x4 (x8)

Chapter 3 – PCIe Card Installation and Chassis Setup Steps

Figure 5

Figure 6

Support Note: If you are installing an Avid Pro Tools|HDX PCIe

card, you will need to disconnect the Echo chassis‘ auxiliary power

wire harness plugged into the 6-pin connector indicated in Figure 5, and

replace it with the one included with the Avid card.

6-pin connector

Support Note: If you are installing an x8 PCIe 1.1 card like the

original Red Rocket (not Red Rocket-X), or certain 10 Gigabit

Ethernet cards, installing it into slot 3 may result in reduced performance.

We recommend you install it into either slot 1 or 2 for best performance.