Magma PE3R, User Manual

Page 1: ...PCI Expansion Chassis User s Guide 3 Slot PCI Expansion Model PE3R...

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: ...t Expansion Cable to Expansion Chassis 6 Recheck the Installation 6 Applying Power Correctly 7 UStarting Up 7 CHAPTER 3 VERIFY INSTALLATION 8 Windows 8 Mac OS X 9 CHAPTER 4 INSTALL 3 RD PARTY PCI CARD...

Page 4: ...MORE SLOTS 30 Multiple PCI Expansion System Configurations 30 Fan Out 31 Verify your configuration 32 Daisy Chaining 33 Verify your configuration 34 Combination Configurations 34 PCI Card Conflicts 35...

Page 5: ...lowing parts Chapter 1 Provides General Specifications and Parts List Chapter 2 Briefly explains Expansion Chassis installation Chapter 3 Explains how to verify a successful installation Chapter 4 Pro...

Page 6: ...ing step from 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 tha...

Page 7: ...electronic equipment in the area of your system WhenWorkingInsideaComputer Before taking covers off a computer perform the following steps 1 Turn off the computer and any peripherals 2 Disconnect the...

Page 8: ...lity strongly encourages you to follow proper ESD procedure which can include wrist straps and smocks when servicing equipment You can also take the following steps to prevent damage from electrostati...

Page 9: ...wer Supply 550 Watt Auto switching 100 240V 50 60Hz Standard Cable 1 meter PCI expansion cable MTBF 35 000 hours calculated with fans 95 000 hours calculated without fans PCI Local Bus Specification R...

Page 10: ...PCI Express x1 is standard 2 Rack mount brackets 4 Rubber feet to be installed by user 1 User s Manual The Magma PCI expansion cable uses a 68 pin connector however it is NOT an off the shelf SCSI cab...

Page 11: ...over Turning the system power off 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 stat...

Page 12: ...InstalltheHostAdapter The PCI Express PCIe Host interface card allows you to connect the PE3R and PE3R 3 3V expansion chassis units to a PCI Express host computer The host system requires at least an...

Page 13: ...lease ensure that your host computer has PCI Express slots and install the host card only into a PCI Express slot ConnectExpansionCabletoComputer Position the Magma expansion chassis so that the suppl...

Page 14: ...switch is set to the OFF position This switch is located below the power cord receptacle NOTE If at all possible plug all power cords from the Magma expansion chassis and your host computer into a sha...

Page 15: ...on code to recognize the PCI bus hierarchy and any attached devices First turn on the power supply switch Next turn on the power switch on the front panel of the chassis A green LED indicator should l...

Page 16: ...nsion Chassis first followed by your host computer Windows To verify a successful installation on Windows find the My Computer icon and right click on it Then select Manage from the pop up menu Next c...

Page 17: ...nnection Then restart the Magma expansion chassis followed by the host computer Next try to verify the installation again as shown above If you are still having problems review Chapter 5 Troubleshooti...

Page 18: ...n 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...

Page 19: ...P 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 3P rd P Party PCI cards the PC...

Page 20: ...about 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 InstallPCICardsinPCIExpansionChass...

Page 21: ...rds are fully seated in their connectors When correctly seated in its connector you will notice a firm resistance when you pull up gently on the card To keep the cards in place secure them in the encl...

Page 22: ...OS is your best assurance that everything will install and operate smoothly Not all PCI cards are as well behaved as they should be Sometimes simply moving a PCI card that is having a problem to a dif...

Page 23: ...ving problems try these simple 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...

Page 24: ...tional troubleshooting steps 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 Tr...

Page 25: ...that you have correctly installed your 3P rd P 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...

Page 26: ...thout the Magma expansion system 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 b...

Page 27: ...or fail to resolve your problem 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...

Page 28: ...the PCIe to PCI Bridge Connections and the 3P rd P Party PCI card s are now correctly visible Support for 3P rd P Party PCI Cards Magma will provide reasonable technical support to with 3P rd P Party...

Page 29: ...code indicates that there is a problem with the 3rd Party PCI Card driver If necessary contact the PCI Card s manufacturer for updated PNP compatible drivers If all else fails contact Magma Technical...

Page 30: ...sis are not working correctly 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...

Page 31: ...uter Make 9 Computer Model 10 Operating 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 HTwww magma com sup...

Page 32: ...tting a request at www magma com support 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 fi...

Page 33: ...You can purchase an inexpensive license from APSoft for use beyond the evaluation period PCIScope has proven to be extremely useful when verifying and debugging configurations involving the Magma PCI...

Page 34: ...e Help 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 extension of bpd Then email this file to HTsupport magma comTH if you are...

Page 35: ...ep the packaging from the original 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...

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Page 37: ...e only know how they increment starting from the host card The key point in the figure of the 3 slot topology is that the connecting cable between the host card and the 3 slot backplane is actually a...

Page 38: ...uration the bios finds the Magma host card in a PCI slot The bios configures it and then looks beyond it to find any PCI cards installed in the expansion chassis The bios then configures the cards and...

Page 39: ...s should be viewed as a Resource Toll road that runs from the computer CPU resource home through the Toll Booths the PCI bridges to the Resource Users PCI Cards As in the case of a real Toll Road the...

Page 40: ...pass through COULD make a difference See Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for more information if you suspect this could be an issue with one of your specialty PCI cards Verify your configuration Before you...

Page 41: ...y Chaining configurations the primary reason for using this one would be limitations on physical space This could be the number of available slots on the computer motherboard or a lack of desk or rack...

Page 42: ...em Notice that each Daisy Chained unit appears in the Device Manager in the reverse order of its place in the configuration Combination Configurations Depending on your business requirements and your...

Page 43: ...system configuration it is vital to correctly determine the nature of the problem Therefore the first task is to identify the card or chassis having a problem by using the Windows Device Manager or A...

Page 44: ...contained in the Location field Look for the Error Code in the box in the center of the Properties Window and then go to the Windows Error Code section for information on how to resolve this issue MAC...

Page 45: ...peration 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 undes...

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