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Installing the ZCU106 Board in a PC Chassis

To install the ZCU106 board in a PC chassis:

  1. On the ZCU106 board, remove the seven screws retaining the six rubber feet with their standoffs, and the PCIe bracket. Reinstall the PCIe bracket using two of the previously removed screws.
  2. Power down the host computer and remove the power cord from the PC.
  3. Open the PC chassis following the instructions provided with the PC.
  4. Select a vacant PCIe expansion slot and remove the expansion cover (at the back of the chassis) by removing the screws on the top and bottom of the cover.
warning

IMPORTANT: The ZCU106 board height exceeds the standard PCIe board dimension, so the PC chassis top cover should remain off while using the ZCU106.

  1. Plug the ZCU106 board into an open PCIe expansion slot.
  2. Install the top mounting bracket screw into the PC expansion cover retainer bracket to secure the ZCU106 board in its slot.
  3. Connect the ATX power supply to the ZCU106 board using the ATX power supply adapter cable shown in Figure 2-3. a. Plug the 6-pin 2 x 3 Molex connector on the adapter cable into J52 on the ZCU106 board. b. Plug the 4-pin 1 x 4 peripheral power connector from the ATX power supply into the 4-pin adapter cable connector.
danger

CAUTION! Do NOT plug a PC ATX power supply 6-pin connector into the ZCU106 board power connector J52. The ATX 6-pin connector has a different pin out than J52. Connecting an ATX 6-pin connector into J52 damages the ZCU106 evaluation board and voids the board warranty

  1. Slide the ZCU106 board power switch SW1 to the ON position. The PC can now be powered on.