Installation in the PC

Attention

Risk of damage to the device!

The Lightbus cards are supplied in ESD packaging. Follow the usual ESD guidelines for handling PC cards during installation!

1.: Before installing the Lightbus card, switch off the PC and any external power supplies, and separate the PC from the mains.

2.: Open the PC case.

3.: Remove the protective caps of the optical fiber connections of the Lightbus card.

4.: For a free PCI slot on the motherboard, remove the metal plate in the PC case.

5.: Insert the Lightbus card into the free PCI slot and fix it with the screw or device provided.
Ensure that there is sufficient space between the Lightbus card and other PC components, so that the Lightbus card cannot come into contact with other plug-in cards or memory components etc.

6.: Close the PC case.

7.: Connect the cables of the optical fiber ring with the optical fiber connections of the Lightbus card:

–: OUT: outgoing Lightbus

–: IN: returning Lightbus

8.: Connect the PC to the mains and switch it on.

9.: After the PC has booted up, under Windows 2000 and Windows XP the Add Hardware Wizard will install a PCI driver, in order to integrate the Lightbus card into the plug and play interface of the operating system. Under Windows NT 4.0, this driver is not required.

The Lightbus card does not require an external power supply. It is supplied directly from the PC via the PCI bus. The power supply of the PC has to be adequate for meeting the power requirement of the Lightbus cards, particularly if several Lightbus cards are installed.