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Installation Notes
If at all possible, plug the power cords from the PCI expansion system
and your host computer into a shared power strip, preferably one that
has surge and noise suppression circuitry built into it.
Make sure that all PCI cards are fully seated in their connectors. When
correctly seated in its connector, you will notice a firm resistance when
you pull up gently on the card. To keep the cards in place, secure them
in the chassis with their retaining screws (supplied with your PCI
Expansion System and your host computer).
Multiple PCI Expansion System Configurations
The PCI Local Bus Specification defines the PCI bus as a hierarchical
bus where PCI to PCI Bridges (PPBs) may be used to add "levels" to
the PCI bus hierarchy.
You can easily add two or more PCI expansion systems to your
configuration in either a "daisy-chain" or "fan-out" configuration. Each of
these configurations has advantages and uses.
Daisy-Chaining
In the daisy-chain configuration, successive PCI expansion systems are
added to the "end" of the PCI bus hierarchy, which adds "depth" to the
PCI Local Bus by increasing the number of PCI Local Bus levels active
in the system configuration.
Daisy-Chain Configuration
If we attach a new motherboard at the end of the bus hierarchy we
would have a system configuration as depicted in the following drawing.
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