Install the RED ROCKET and HD-SDI Slot Filler

WARNING: The computer system that you are installing the RED ROCKET in works with voltages that can be hazardous to your health.

Follow the instructions below to install the RED ROCKET:

1. Ensure that the system is turned off.

2. Wait 5–10 minutes to ensure that the system components cool down.

3. Unplug the power cable and all external cables from the system.

   WARNING: Never work on the system or access its interior while any power cables are plugged in.

4. Touch the metal on the outside of the computer to discharge any static electricity from your body.

   NOTE: To avoid generating static electricity while installing the RED ROCKET, DO NOT walk around the room until you have completed the installation and closed the system.

5. Remove the access panel so that you can access the PCIe slots.

6. Remove the PCI bracket from the PCI slot in the computer where you want to install the RED ROCKET.

   IMPORTANT: On most Mac Pro towers, you should install the RED ROCKET in only one of the two (2) lower slots.

   NOTE: The RED ROCKET must be installed in a slot providing at least eight lanes that are PCIe x8 electrical in a physical x16 slot for power.

   CAUTION: During the next step, use care not to break off any parts of the PCI video board. Apply pressure to the slot panel and/or the printed circuit board only, and NOT to any of its attached parts.

7. Line up the RED ROCKET connectors with the slot, and then gently but firmly press the card into the slot.

   

   Figure: Insert RED ROCKET

   NOTE: To prevent damage to your system and the RED ROCKET, DO NOT rock the card or use excessive force when installing the RED ROCKET.

8. If necessary, fasten the RED ROCKET into the slot.

9. If you are using the HD-SDI slot filler, follow the instructions below to install and connect the HD-SDI slot filler:

   1. Remove one (1) free slot bracket from the system.

   2. Slide the HD-SDI slot filler into the empty slot so that the SDI Out B connector is toward the back.

      

      Figure: Install HD-SDI Slot Filler

      CAUTION: Ensure that the HD-SDI slot filler or connectors DO NOT contact other components inside the computer.

   3. If necessary, fasten the HD-SDI slot filler into the slot.

   4. Connect the SDI Out A cable on the HD-SDI slot filler to the SDI Out A connector on the RED ROCKET.

   5. Connect the SDI Out B cable on the HD-SDI slot filler to the SDI Out B connector on the RED ROCKET.

      

      Figure: Connect HD-SDI Slot FIller to RED ROCKET

10. Reinstall the access panel.

11. Reconnect all cables to the system.

12. Power on the system.

13. To install or upgrade the RED ROCKET driver and firmware, go to Install Driver and Firmware.