Magma PCIe Expansion System EB2R Manuel d'utilisateur

PCIe Expansion System User's Manual ExpressBox2PCI Express® to PCI Express® Expansion Model: EB2 Model: EB2R

MAGMA 2 Pre-Installation Information Before using the Magma expansion chassis you should perform the following steps: • Inventory the shipp

MAGMA 3 Chapter 2 Ha

MAGMA 4 Before you Begin The system’s ATX power supply is auto-switching. This means that it will automatically switch to match whatev

MAGMA 5 STOP YOU MUST

MAGMA 6 Next check the DIP switch settings on the Magma Host Card as shown: The DIP switch can be set to either the x4 or x8 position a

MAGMA 7 CAUTION All cab

MAGMA 8 Tighten the thumbscrews connecting the ExpressCard to the cable on one end and verify the other end is properly latched into th

MAGMA 9 Before inserting

MAGMA 10 Recheck the Installation Check your installation before powering up the Magma expansion chassis for the first time. Although

MAGMA 11 Applying Powe

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MAGMA 12 RedHat 9 Linux Start Up Similarly, RedHat9 OS computers will boot up without any visible indicators that the Expansion System

MAGMA 13 3 Click on the

MAGMA 14 Review the licensing agreement. If you agree, click Yes to continue. If you do not agree, click No to exit. Rather than rest

MAGMA 15 Shutting Down: STOP DO NOT TURN OFF THE MAGMA EXPANSION CHASSIS UNTIL YOU

MAGMA 16 If your rack has holes too large for the screws, you can use the Bar Nut to secure your mounting by inserting the Panhead screw

MAGMA 17 Attach Chassis to Slide Rail The chassis mounts into the rack from the rea

MAGMA 18 CHAPTER 3 Verify Installation Windows To verify a successful installation on Windows, find the ‘My Computer’ icon and “righ

MAGMA 19 If the verification is successful, you may now proceed to Chapter 4 and in

MAGMA 20 In this example, the Magma host card is installed in slot 4 and appears as “Intel PCI-to-PCI Bridge Card”. If your compute

MAGMA 21 Then click the “More Info” button Æ click on the Devices tabÆ you should

MAGMA i Table of Contents PREFACE...

MAGMA 22 RedHat 9 Linux Once the EB2 has been installed in a RedHat9-based system, its installation can be verified by typing the follow

MAGMA 23 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interfa

MAGMA 24 Chapter 4 Install Cards and Drives This chapter provides information on how to install 3rd Party PCIe cards or hard drives

MAGMA 25 The second porti

MAGMA 26 Make sure that all PCIe cards are fully seated in their connectors. When correctly seated in its connector, you will notice

MAGMA 27 Installing Doubl

MAGMA 28 Install Hard Drive(s) The EB2 chassis can accommodate up to two 3.5” or 2.5” hard drives. Before installing hard drives in y

MAGMA 29 Note that a PCIe

MAGMA 30 System Should Be Up and Running As noted previously, apply power to the Magma expansion chassis first, then power up the comp

MAGMA 31 “Hot-Swappable”

MAGMA ii Video Card expansion solutions... 36 High Throughput storage solutions ...

MAGMA 32 For this feature to work, you need to install the Magma software driver. See Chapter 6 for instructions on how to download t

MAGMA 33 on the OK button

MAGMA 34 8. After 5-6 seconds the LED will stop flashing and turn off completely. Remove the card an

MAGMA 35 PCIe Expansion S

MAGMA 36 Note that the maximum number of tracks is achieved with all PCIe cards inserted directly into the PC. Using the EB2 expansion

MAGMA 37 Since the built-

MAGMA 38 High Throughput storage solutions The growing demand for storage solutions in the past few years was one of the major catalys

MAGMA 39 Iometer® is a so

MAGMA 40 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Locate the Problem If you are having trouble with the Magma expansion system, first verify that

MAGMA 41 My Computer Can

MAGMA iii Preface Advisories Five types of advisories are used throughout this manua

MAGMA 42 Windows If the PCI-to-PCI Bridge is now visible, but contains a

MAGMA 43 When Nothing Wo

MAGMA 44 My Computer Hangs During Power Up If your computer “hangs” while being turned on and you can’t even start, follow the following

MAGMA 45 My PCIe Card Do

MAGMA 46 1. Shut down the computer followed by the Magma expansion chassis 2. Remove the PCIe card displaying a problem 3. Replace t

MAGMA 47 Support for 3rd

MAGMA 48 Error Code Description/Action 10 This code indicates that there is a problem with the 3rd Party PCIe Card driver. If necessa

MAGMA 49 The System Fans

MAGMA 50 SW11 Position: By default, the EB2 system comes with the two switches in the OFF position (meaning, that their speed is ther

MAGMA 51 Chapter 6 H

MAGMA iv Safety Instructions Always use caution when servicing any electrical component. Before handling the Magma PCI-Express Expansion chass

MAGMA 52 Magma Debug Utility Occasionally, Technical Support may request Windows users to produce and email a Magma debug log file to he

MAGMA 53 PCIScope Softwa

MAGMA 54 You should save this data as a file on your computer. Please include your name and date as part of the file name with an extens

MAGMA 55 Returning Merch

56 Appendix A Need More PCIe Slots? Multiple PCIe Expansion System Configurations The PCI Express Local Bus Specification defines the b

MAGMA 57 2. Most comput

58 Fan-Out For reasons described in bullet #3 above, we recommend using a fan-out configuration when you need to add successive PCIe expan

MAGMA 59 Verify your conf

60 Daisy-Chaining Recognizing the typical insignificance of the performance variance between the “Fan-Out” and “Daisy-Chaining” configurat

MAGMA 61 Combination Conf

MAGMA v In addition, take note of these safety guidelines when appropriate: ♦ To he

62 PCI e Card Conflicts If you determine that one PCIe card is interfering with the operation of another card, first try reorganizing the

MAGMA 63

64 Finding the Problem Card Windows If you need help to determine which PCIe card, or which expansion chassis, has the problem, you can “r

MAGMA 65 APPENDIX B C

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MAGMA vi ♦ Handle all sensitive components at an ESD workstation. If possible, use anti-static floor pads and workbench pads. ♦ Handle comp

MAGMA 1 Chapter 1 Introduction General Specifications The M