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Chapter 2. Installation Requirements and Instructions
This chapter provides the following information.
Hardware requirements
Setup and preparation instructions for installing the ARTIC186 8-Port PCI Adapter
Installation instructions
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Hardware Requirements
The ARTIC186 8-Port PCI Adapter requires the following hardware:
A full-length, 5-volt, 32-bit slot. The ARTIC186 8-Port PCI Adapter can be installed in any
PCI-compliant computer.
Notes:
| 1. The ARTIC186 8-Port PCI Adapter cannot be installed in a PCI slot that supports spread
| spectrum.
2. The FCC statement in this manual may be different than the FCC statement in the manual that
came with your system. Use the FCC statement in this manual for the system unit that will
contain the ARTIC186 8-Port PCI Adapter.
| One of the following IBM ARTIC cables (or equivalent). The cable dimensions are listed in Chapter 5,
“Cables and Connectors.”
– 8-Port Direct Modem Attach Cable
| – Portmaster 8-Port Cable
Hardware Tools
Medium-size flat-blade screwdriver
Optional:
– Medium screwstarter
– 3/16-inch nutdriver
– 1/4-inch nutdriver.
Preparing for Installation
To prepare for installing the ARTIC186 8-Port PCI Adapter, complete the Configuration Record table
(Table 2-1 on page 2-2) as you proceed through this chapter and review the following.
How to handle static-sensitive devices (page 2-2)
Jumper setting information (starting on page 2-3)
Interface selection information (page 2-6)
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