Magma EB7R-x8 User Manual

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If your computer “hangs” while being turned on and you can’t even start, 
follow the following steps to try to fix this problem: 

1.  Shut off the computer (first) and then the Magma expansion 

system and verify that all cards and cables are connected and 
seated correctly. Reapply power first to the expansion system 
and then to the computer. 

2.  If it still hangs and you have added one or more hard drives in 

addition to several PCIe cards, ensure that you have not 
exceeded the power capabilities of the expansion system‘s 
power supply. You can verify the capacity of your power supply 
by checking the label on the power supply. If you are not 
certain about the power consumption of your peripherals, it is 
best to remove them one by one (starting with those you 
suspect of being most “power hungry”) until the system powers 
up.    

3.  If you have removed all 3

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 Party PCIe cards from the Magma 

chassis and it still hangs, try the following: 

a.  Remove the Magma PCIe expansion host card from the 

computer and try booting up without the Magma 
expansion system attached. 

i. 

If it boots up OK without 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

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 Party 

PCIe cards.  

b.  If it boots up OK without any 3

rd

 Party PCIe cards installed, 

try adding only one card and see if it boots up. 

i. 

If it boots up OK with one card in it, shut it down (in 
the proper order, of course) and swap cards. Repeat 
this until all cards have been tested. If they all test 
OK, then add them back one at a time until you find 
the combination that doesn’t work, or you are running 
fine. If you find a bad card, call Technical Support. If 
you don’t – congratulations, you fixed it! 

ii. 

If it still hangs up, try a different card – this one is 
probably bad (or has driver problems). If the second