Magma CB264, User Manual

Page 1: ...PCI Expansion Chassis User s Guide 2 Slot PCI Expansion Model CB264 Model CB264 3 3...

Page 2: ...lectro magnetic mechanical optical or otherwise in whole or in part without prior written consent from Magma Limitation of Liability Information presented by Magma in this guide is believed to be accu...

Page 3: ...Shutting Down 7 CHAPTER 3 VERIFY INSTALLATION 8 Windows 8 Mac OS X 9 CHAPTER 4 INSTALL 3 RD PARTY PCI CARDS 11 Remove PCI Expansion Chassis Cover 11 Install PCI Cards in PCI Expansion Chassis 12 Inst...

Page 4: ...26 Returning Merchandise to Magma 28 APPENDIX A BUS HIERARCHY 29 Bus Hierarchy 29 APPENDIX B DC POWER INFORMATION 31 SUB100WDC 31 Battery Sizing Selection 32 APPENDIX C COMPLIANCE 34 FCC 34 Industry C...

Page 5: ...on for your Magma host card This manual is divided into the following parts Chapter 1 Provides General Specifications and Parts List Chapter 2 Briefly explains Expansion Chassis installation Chapter 3...

Page 6: ...om causing injury DANGER or STOP Used to indicate and prevent the following step from causing serious injury or significant data loss Disclaimer We have tried to identify all situations that may pose...

Page 7: ...to produce emissions that could interfere with other electronic equipment in the area of your system WhenWorkingInsideaComputer Before taking covers off a computer perform the following steps 1 Turn o...

Page 8: ...ure to reduce the risk of damage to components Mobility strongly encourages you to follow proper ESD procedure which can include wrist straps and smocks when servicing equipment You can also take the...

Page 9: ...AC non auto switching Standard Cable 1 meter MTBF 25 000 hours PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 2 PCI Bridge Architecture Spec Revision 1 1 Interconnect Bandwidth 132 MB sec Theoretical Max of P...

Page 10: ...cord 1 Host Card CardBus is standard 4 Rubber feet to be installed by user 1 Software CDROM 1 User s Manual 1 The Magma PCI expansion cable uses a 68 pin connector however it is NOT an off the shelf...

Page 11: ...at the power on off switch does not remove power to components High voltage is still present CAUTION Before touching anything inside the enclosure move to an ESD station and follow proper ESD procedur...

Page 12: ...lide the Voltage Selector Switch from 115V to 220V if required The factory default setting is for the North American 115V standard However most non US locations use a 220V standard Remove the orange w...

Page 13: ...internal DC DC power supply and an AC power brick The DC DC power supply includes a male 4 pin XLR connector to provide easy connection to user supplied DC power source The AC power brick is provided...

Page 14: ...Off switch is set to the OFF position This switch is located on the right side of the front of the chassis NOTE If at all possible plug all power cords from the Magma expansion chassis and your host c...

Page 15: ...ze the PCI bus hierarchy and any attached devices There is an On Off switch on the front panel as well as an LED indicator to indicate power status Verify that the green power indicator is ON Shutting...

Page 16: ...ion on how to connect your Host Card Always power up your Expansion System by turning on the power to the Expansion Chassis first followed by your host computer Windows To verify a successful installa...

Page 17: ...t then the expansion chassis and reconnect the cables and reseat the PCI Host Card to ensure that you have a solid connection Then restart the Magma expansion chassis followed by the host computer Nex...

Page 18: ...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 expansio...

Page 19: ...technical support with 3 rd Party PCI cards However if you have verified a successful installation of the Magma expansion system as defined in Chapter 4 but experience difficulty installing your 3 rd...

Page 20: ...ed SLOT 4 Generally when install ing 3 rd Party PCI cards in the Magma expansion chassis it should make no difference which PCI slot you place your cards in unless specified by the card manufacturer I...

Page 21: ...s InstallHardDrive s Your Magma 2 slot expansion chassis provides drive brackets for one or two hard drives If you want to install a hard drive to your system a PCI hard drive controller card can be i...

Page 22: ...and remove the four screws on the bottom of the enclosure that retain the drive brackets Once the hard drive brackets have been removed mount your hard drive s as specified by the manufacturer Next t...

Page 23: ...stallation s in the Windows Device Manager or Apple System Profiler FinishingTouches After your system is working properly replace any empty slots with slot covers and replace the host computer cover...

Page 24: ...e troubleshooting steps My Computer Can t Find the PCI Expansion System When Nothing Works My PCI Card Doesn t Work The PCI to PCI Expansion System is correctly displayed as a PCI standard PCI to PCI...

Page 25: ...Double check the PCI host card to ensure it is inserted correctly in a PCI slot Try moving the PCI host card to a different PCI slot Check for a bad cable or connection Try another expansion cable if...

Page 26: ...at you have correctly installed your 3 rd Party PCI card s and their associated drivers as required If it powers up OK but nothing works check the computer s Device Manager or System Profiler to see i...

Page 27: ...em attached call Magma Technical Support ii If it still hangs the problem is in the computer and not with the Magma expansion system or the 3 rd Party PCI cards b If it boots up OK without any 3rd Par...

Page 28: ...em 1 Shut down the computer followed by the Magma expansion chassis 2 Remove the PCI card displaying a problem 3 Replace the problem card with a simple PCI card such as an Ethernet card that has drive...

Page 29: ...Connections and the 3rd Party PCI card s are now correctly visible Support for 3rd Party PCI Cards Magma will provide reasonable technical support to with 3 rd Party PCI cards However if you have ver...

Page 30: ...problem with the 3 rd Party PCI Card driver If necessary contact the PCI Card s manufacturer for updated PNP compatible drivers If all else fails contact Magma Technical Support for further assistanc...

Page 31: ...Reinstall the PCI host card into the computer s PCI slot and recheck all cable connections If the error code remains try another PCI slot If you still have the error call Magma Technical Support Othe...

Page 32: ...ating System and Version 11 Make Model of PCI cards in expansion chassis 12 Detailed description of the problem You can also visit our web site at www magma com support For a quick response use the Te...

Page 33: ...upport 1 Locate a file called dbgview exe on the Magma CDROM 2 Double click on the file dbgview exe 3 While the dbgview screen is open locate and double click on a file called dump exe on the Magma CD...

Page 34: ...e from APSoft for use beyond the evaluation period PCIScope has proven to be extremely useful when verifying and debugging configurations involving the Magma PCI Expansion Systems under any Windows pl...

Page 35: ...as a file on your computer Please include your name and date as part of the file name with an extension of bpd Then email this file to support magma com if you are experiencing configuration problems...

Page 36: ...shipment of your Magma product However if you return a product to Magma for warranty repair replacement or take advantage of the 30 day money back guarantee you will need to package the product in a...

Page 37: ...increment starting from the host card The key point in the figure of the 2 slot topology is that the connecting cable between the host card and the 2 slot backplane is actually a PCI bus itself This...

Page 38: ...M A G M A 30 Appendix B DC Power Information...

Page 39: ...100 Watt DC DC converter with male 4 pin XLR receptacle 2 100 Watt AC DC power brick 3 U S Standard 115V power cord To use DC power you must use a cable with a female XLR 4 connector to connect the M...

Page 40: ...perating Hours you would like to operate before recharging Column 1 4 Determine the Battery Output Voltage of the battery you would like to use Column 2 4 5 Read the cell value in the table for the Am...

Page 41: ...Hours then simply multiply the number of desired hours of use by 100 Watts to get total Watt Hours rating requirement If you want to run a DC powered 2 slot chassis for up to 4 hours 4 hours x 100 Wat...

Page 42: ...les Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause...

Page 43: ...Appendix C Compliance 35...

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