Installation guide

MAGMA
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Introduction
General Specifications
The MAGMA PCI Host Card is the connection between your PCI
Expansion System and your host computer. The expansion system
provides a general-purpose bus expansion chassis for the Peripheral
Component Interconnect (PCI) local bus. They are available in 1 Slot
(for both full and half sized PCI cards), 2 Slot, 4 Slot, 7 Slot, and 13 Slot.
The expansion chassis’s are fully compliant with the PCI Local Bus
Specification.
Pre-Installation Information
Before using the MAGMA expansion chassis you should perform the
following steps:
• Inventory the shipping carton contents for all of the required parts
• Gather all of the necessary tools required for installation
• Read this guide
Parts List
The following parts are provided:
Qty Item
1 PCI Host Card (32-bit/33 MHz or 64-bit/33 MHz)
1 Software CDROM
1 Installation Guide
The MAGMA PCI expansion system uses a 68-pin connector on a
proprietary cable. It is NOT an “off-the-shelf” SCSI cable. The MAGMA
PCI expansion cable, provided with your expansion chassis, is a custom
cable designed specifically for PCI Expansion.