Magma EBU User Manuals

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION

  1
• General Specifications

  1
• Pre-Installation Information

  2
• Parts List

  2
• Tools Required for Installation

  2
• HARDWARE INSTALLATION

  3
• Before you Begin

  4
• Install PCI Express Host Card

  4
• Attach Power and Expansion Cables

  5
• Laptop Installation (optional)

  6
• Recheck the Installation

  9
• Applying Power Correctly

  10
• Starting Up:

  10
• Shutting Down:

  11
• Rack Installations

  11
• VERIFY INSTALLATION

  13
• Windows

  13
• Mac OS X

  14
• Expansion Slot Utility

  14
• Apple System Profiler

  15
• RedHat 9 Linux

  16
• Mapping Physical Slot locations to port locations using lspci

  17
• INSTALL CARDS AND DRIVES

  20
• Remove PCI Express Expansion Chassis Cover

  20
• Install 3rd Party PCIe Cards or Hard Drives

  22
• Installing 3 Party PCIe Cards

  22
• Installing Hard Drives

  23
• System Should Be Up and Running

  24
• Finishing Touches

  24
• “Hot-Swappable” PCIe Cards (optional)

  24
• Procedure for hot-un-plugging a PCIe plug in card:

  25
• PCIe Expansion Solutions with the EB7-x8

  28
• Digi Design Pro Tools®

  28
• Video Card expansion solutions

  29
• High Throughput storage solutions

  30
• MODULAR SOLUTIONS WITH EBU

  33
• Configuring a complete computer with EBU

  33
• Servers

  34
• Virtualization, Clusters, and EBU

  34
• CHASSIS MAINTENANCE

  36
• General Chassis Cleaning

  36
• “Hot-Swappable” Power Supply (Optional)

  38
• Cleaning the Air Filter

  39
• TROUBLESHOOTING

  41
• Locate the Problem

  41
• My Computer Can’t Find the PCIe Expansion System

  41
• When Nothing Works

  44
• My Computer Hangs During Power Up

  45
• My PCIe Card Doesn’t Work

  46
• Support for 3P P Party PCIe Cards

  48
• Windows Error Codes

  48
• HOW TO GET MORE HELP

  50
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  50
• Contacting Technical Support

  50
• Magma Debug Utility

  51
• PCIScope Software Utility

  52
• Returning Merchandise to MAGMA

  54
• NEED MORE PCIE SLOTS?

  55
• Multiple PCIe Expansion System Configurations

  55
• Fan-Out

  57
• Verify your configuration

  58
• Daisy-Chaining

  59
• Verify your configuration

  59
• Combination Configurations

  60
• PCI e Card Conflicts

  61
• Power-On Sequence for Advanced Configurations

  61
• Troubleshooting Advanced Configurations

  61
• Finding the Problem Card

  63
• COMPLIANCE

  64
• FCC /CE /UL

  64
• Industry Canada

  64
• CE

  64
• UL

  64
• 500Watt Power Supply Specifications

  64
• 500Watt Power Supply Specifications

  65