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Video Card expansion solutions.................................................................. 36
High Throughput storage solutions ............................................................. 38
CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING................................................ 40
Locate the Problem .............................................................................. 40
My Computer Can’t Find the PCIe Expansion System ............................... 41
When Nothing Works .................................................................................. 43
My Computer Hangs During Power Up............................................... 44
My PCIe Card Doesn’t Work ....................................................................... 45
Support for 3
rd
Party PCIe Cards ........................................................ 47
Windows Error Codes ......................................................................... 47
The System Fans Don’t Appear To Spin Fast Enough ............................... 49
CHAPTER 6 HOW TO GET MORE HELP....................................... 51
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)...................................................... 51
Contacting Technical Support .............................................................. 51
Magma Debug Utility................................................................................... 52
PCIScope Software Utility ........................................................................... 53
Returning Merchandise to MAGMA...................................................... 55
APPENDIX A NEED MORE PCIE SLOTS? ..................................... 56
Multiple PCIe Expansion System Configurations ................................. 56
Fan-Out ....................................................................................................... 58
Verify your configuration ..................................................................... 59
Daisy-Chaining............................................................................................ 60
Verify your configuration ..................................................................... 60
Combination Configurations........................................................................ 61
PCI e Card Conflicts ............................................................................. 62
Power-On Sequence for Advanced Configurations .............................. 62
Troubleshooting Advanced Configurations........................................... 62
Finding the Problem Card ................................................................... 64
APPENDIX B COMPLIANCE .......................................................... 65
FCC ...................................................................................................... 65
Industry Canada ................................................................................... 65
CE ........................................................................................................ 65
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