1. Zebra 4Sight XV7 Product Reference Guide
  2. Operating, Mounting, and Installing Devices on the Zebra 4Sight XV7 Unit
  3. Installing Full-Height, Three-Quarter Length PCIe Boards
  • Zebra 4Sight XV7 Product Reference Guide
Installing Full-Height, Three-Quarter Length PCIe Boards

Installing Full-Height, Three-Quarter Length PCIe Boards

The Zebra 4Sight XV7 motherboard has the following PCIe connectors, which allow you to connect up to four Zebra (or third-party) full-height, three-quarter length PCIe boards to your Zebra 4Sight XV7:
Slot #
Description
1
PCIe 4.0 x161 (only x8 if slot 3 is used)
2
PCIe 4.0 x4 (open-ended)
3
PCIe 4.0 x16
a
(electircally x8
4
PCIe 4.0 x4 (open-ended)
Depending on the slot in which you install the board, it might not operate at full speed of the slot.
Zebra 4Sight XV7 supports PCIe boards with a single or a double bracket. You can install four boards with a single bracket, or two boards with a double bracket.
To connect your PCIe board to the motherboard:
  1. Remove the chassis cover. For instructions, see the Removing the Zebra 4Sight XV7 chassis cover section, earlier in this chapter.
  2. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the metal cover from the appropriate slot’s opening on the back panel of your Zebra 4Sight XV7.
  3. Ensure that the PCIe locks are open before installing or removing a board, and closed once the board is installed. Slide the PCIe lock to the right to open it and slide it to the left to close it.
  4. Position your PCIe board in the selected slot, as illustrated below.
  5. Press the board firmly but carefully straight down into the connector of the slot.
  6. Close the PCIe locks (as illustrated above). Remember to reopen them if you need to uninstall the board(s).
  7. If required by the add-on board, you can connect it to auxiliary power. There are two 15-pin SATA power connectors and two 6+2 pin PCIe power connectors available from the power supply for auxiliary power. To access these power connectors, release the zip tie that holds all the cables coming from the power supply and connect the appropriate cable to your add-on board.
    For information on the power provided by the power supply, see the Electrical specifications section.
1 The first PCIe 4.0 x16 connector (slot 1) will operate at a x8 width when a board is present in the second PCIe 4.0 x16 connector (slot 3). The second PCIe 4.0 x16 connector (slot 3) is electrically wired as a PCIe x8 slot, so PCIe x16 boards will operate at a maximum of PCIe x8.