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Installing your Matrox PCIe adapter
Installing your PCIe host adapter (for desktops)
The Matrox PCIe host adapter is a standard low-profile PCIe x1 card designed to
operate in an Intel-based Mac Pro or Apple Xserve system. For detailed
instructions on how to perform the following steps, refer to your Mac Pro or
Xserve documentation.
1 Shut down your Mac Pro or Xserve, unplug the power cord and all the cables
from the unit, and open the Mac Pro or Xserve chassis.
2 Insert the Matrox PCIe host adapter in an available PCIe slot in your Mac
Pro or Xserve, and secure the adapter into place.
3 Close your Mac Pro or Xserve chassis, and reconnect the power cord and all
the cables to the unit.
Installing your PCIe host ExpressCard/34
adapter (for laptops)
The Matrox PCIe host ExpressCard/34 adapter is designed to operate in your
MacBook Pro’s ExpressCard/34 slot. You can install the Matrox PCIe host
ExpressCard/34 adapter when your MacBook Pro is on or off. Connect the
Matrox PCIe cable to the host ExpressCard/34 adapter, and then insert the host
adapter in your MacBook Pro’s ExpressCard/34 slot until the adapter clicks into
place. For details on how to safely remove your Matrox PCIe host
ExpressCard/34 adapter from your MacBook Pro, see “Removing your PCIe host
ExpressCard/34 adapter” on page 8.
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