PCI Expansion Chassis User's Guide 13 Slot PCI Expansion Model: P13R Model: P13RR
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M A G M A Table of Contents PREFACE ............................................................................................. III What’s in this Guide ...............................................................................iii Advisories ..............................................................................................iv Safety Instructions..................................................................................iv When Working Inside a Computer ..............................
M A G M A General Chassis Cleaning.................................................................... 24 “Hot-Swappable” Power Supply ........................................................... 25 Cleaning the Air Filter ........................................................................... 26 CHAPTER 7 HOW TO GET MORE HELP....................................... 28 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)...................................................... 28 Contacting Technical Support ................
M A G M A Preface What’s in this Guide This PCI Expansion Chassis User Guide is designed to accompany a Magma Host Card Installation Guide. This guide provides easy instructions to install your expansion system, verify the installation was completed correctly, and troubleshoot the installation, if necessary. The corresponding Host Card Installation Guide provides similar information for your Magma host card.
M A G M A Advisories Five types of advisories are used throughout this manual to provide helpful information, or to alert you to the potential for hardware damage or personal injury. They are Note, Important, Caution, Warning, and Danger. The following is an example of each type of advisory. NOTE Used to amplify or explain a comment related to procedural steps or text.
M A G M A ♦ Always use caution when handling/operating the computer. Only qualified, experienced, authorized electronics personnel should access the interior of the computer. The power supplies produce high voltages and energy hazards, which can cause bodily harm. ♦ Use extreme caution when installing or removing components. Refer to the installation instructions in this manual for precautions and procedures. If you have any questions, please contact Magma Technical Support.
M A G M A to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before connecting a cable, make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned. CAUTION Do not attempt to service the system yourself except as explained in this manual. Follow installation instructions closely. Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Warning Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is the enemy of semiconductor devices.
M A G M A Chapter 1 Introduction General Specifications Magma's 13 Slot PCI Expansion System is a general-purpose bus expansion system for the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) local bus. The expansion bus is fully compliant with the PCI Local Bus Specification. The PCI expansion system consists of an expansion bus cable (a shielded, high-speed cable), an expansion interface card, an expansion motherboard and a rack-mount enclosure with a power supply.
M A G M A Parts List The following parts are provided: Qty Item 1 Rack-mount enclosure containing a 13 slot PCI expansion motherboard and auto-switching power supply (400W) 1 PCI expansion cable (1-meter or 1.5-meter) 1 1 or 2 1 1 1 PCI expansion interface card Power supply cord Host Card (PCI is standard) User’s Manual 1 The Magma PCI expansion cable uses a 68-pin connector; however, it is NOT an “off-theshelf” SCSI cable.
M A G M A Chapter 2 Hardware Installation The following steps will guide you in completing the hardware installation of your Magma PCI Expansion System. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Warning All PCI cards are susceptible to electrostatic discharge. When moving PCI cards, it is best to carry the cards in anti-static packaging. If you need to set a PCI card down, be sure to place it inside or on top of an anti-static surface.
M A G M A Before you Begin The power supply is auto-switching. This means that it will automatically switch to match whatever source power you are using. Since all products ship with a US Standard 115V power cord, you will need to use a power cord adapter for non-US Standard 115V power sources. Install Expansion Interface Card The first step is to install the PCI Expansion Interface Card. Four (4) screws retain the cover on the chassis. expansion Remove them to open the enclosure.
M A G M A Attach PCI Expansion and Power Cable Carefully position the Magma expansion chassis so that the supplied PCI expansion cable will conveniently reach from the connector of the Host Card to the connector on the back of the chassis. Attach one end of the PCI expansion cable to the Host Card and secure it using the captive thumbscrews on the cable. See the Host Card Installation Guide for more information on connecting the cable to the card.
M A G M A Recheck the Installation Check your installation before powering up the Magma expansion chassis for the first time. Although the power supply has an over voltage protection device built into it, it may not "trip" in time to fully protect a device that has been improperly connected, or whose power cable has been damaged. Applying Power Correctly Starting Up: You must apply power to the Magma expansion chassis BEFORE you power up your computer.
M A G M A CHAPTER 3 Verify Installation The Magma Host Card is not visible to the Windows’ Device Manager or the Apple System Profiler until the Expansion System has been successfully connected and properly powered on. Therefore, you will need to connect your Expansion System to the host computer and turn them both on before you can verify the Magma Expansion Chassis installation. See your Host Card Installation Guide for information on how to connect your Host Card.
M A G M A When installed correctly, you will see three “PCI to PCI Bridges” below rd your system’s PCIe Controller. Any 3 Party PCI cards installed in the chassis will appear below one of the PCI-to-PCI bridges. If everything is OK, then the Magma Expansion System installation is complete. You can now proceed to Chapter 4 for help with the rd installation of 3 Party PCI Cards.
M A G M A Mac OS X When using Mac OS X no additional software or drivers are needed. As long as you are using Mac OS X Version 10.2.2 or newer, the operating system should automatically recognize the Magma expansion chassis. Select “About This Mac” under the Apple Icon Then click the “More Info” button. MAC OS 10.3.x & 10.4.x Next, click on the PCI Card item.
M A G M A MAC OS 10.2.x Next, click on the Devices tab. You should see a pci-bridge device listed under PCI as shown below: Any PCI Cards you install in the expansion chassis will appear behind the pci-bridge device. If any of these devices are not displayed as shown above, you should shut down your system (computer first, then the expansion chassis) and reconnect the cables and the PCI expansion host card to ensure that you have a solid connection.
M A G M A Chapter 4 Install 3rd Party PCI Cards This chapter provides information on how to install 3rd Party PCI cards into your Magma expansion chassis. More details on the installation of individual cards are provided by the card’s manufacturer. This chapter is provided as a simple guide to help you install your PCI cards in the chassis. For the purpose of installation, the Magma expansion chassis functions exactly as a standard desktop computer chassis.
M A G M A Next, slide the enclosure cover backwards, disengaging it from the guides at the front of the enclosure, by firmly grasping the rear cover lip over the card I/O area and pulling the cover backward about ½” and then lifting the cover off. CAUTION When replacing the enclosure cover, be sure that the front edge guides on the cover engage the inner lip of the enclosure.
M A G M A Generally, when installing 3rd Party PCI cards in your Magma expansion chassis, it should make no difference which PCI slot you place your cards in, unless specified by the card manufacturer. If you have PCI cards that need priority assignments, slot ordering in your PCI Expansion chassis begins with Slot 4. Install PCI cards following PCI card manufacturer’s recommendations. Some PCI card manufacturers recommend that you install their software driver(s) prior to installing the hardware.
