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- Page 1 PCIe Expansion System User's Manual ExpressBox PCI Express® to PCI Express® Expansion Model: EB2 Model: EB2R...
- Page 2 Magma. Limitation of Liability Information presented by Magma in this guide is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Magma assumes no responsibility for its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise to any rights of Magma.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s PREFACE ... III Advisories ...iii Safety Instructions...iv When Working Inside a Computer ...iv Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge ... v Rack-Mount Instructions ...vi CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ... 1 General Specifications ... - Page 4 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 ...
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Page 5: Preface
Disclaimer: We have attempted to identify most situations that may pose a danger, warning, or caution condition in this manual. However, Magma. does not claim to have covered all situations that might require the use of a Caution, Warning, or Danger indicator. -
Page 6: Safety Instructions
Safety Instructions Always use caution when servicing any electrical component. Before handling the Magma PCI-Express Expansion chassis, read the following instructions and safety guidelines to prevent damage to the product and to ensure your own personal safety. Refer to the “Advisories” section for advisory conventions used in this manual, including the distinction between Danger, Warning, Caution, Important, and Note. -
Page 7: Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge
Static electricity can harm system boards. Perform service at an ESD workstation and follow proper ESD procedures to reduce the risk of damage to components. Magma strongly encourages you to follow proper ESD procedures, which can include wrist straps and smocks, when servicing equipment. -
Page 8: Rack-Mount Instructions
M A G M A ♦ Handle all sensitive components at an ESD workstation. If possible, use anti-static floor pads and workbench pads. ♦ Handle components and boards with care. Don’t touch the components or contacts on a board. Hold a board by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket. -
Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 General Specifications The Magma 2 Slot PCI Express® to PCI Express® Expansion System is a general-purpose bus expansion chassis for the Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) local bus. The expansion chassis is fully compliant with the PCI Express Local Bus Specification. This system consists of a PCI Express host card, a 3-meter iPass cable, the 2-slot PCIe expansion chassis and a set of rack-mount brackets. -
Page 10: Pre-Installation Information
M A G M A Pre-Installation Information Before using the Magma expansion chassis you should perform the following steps: • Inventory the shipping carton contents for all of the required parts • Gather all of the necessary tools required for installation •... -
Page 11: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
STOP If your Magma expansion chassis was not purchased directly from Magma, you must check to ensure that it doesn’t contain any pre- installed PCIe cards. Check the rear side of the chassis to see if any PCIe cards are visible in the slots. -
Page 12: Before You Begin
M A G M A Before you Begin The system’s ATX power supply is auto-switching. This means that it will automatically switch to match whatever source power you are using. Since all products ship with a US/Canadian Standard 125V power cord, you will need to use a locally available power cord for non-US Standard power sources. - Page 13 STOP YOU MUST ONLY INSTALL THE PCIe HOST CARD INTO A PCI EXPRESS SLOT. Only use cards WITH brackets. This will ensure that your PCIe host card can only be inserted into a PCIe slot. Although PCI Express cards without brackets may fit into conventional PCI slots, you run the risk of damaging the PCI Express host card if you insert it into a PCI slot.
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Page 14: Attach Power And Expansion Cables
M A G M A Next check the DIP switch settings on the Magma Host Card as shown: The DIP switch can be set to either the x4 or x8 position as can be seen in the photo. Since supports... -
Page 15: Laptop Installation (Optional)
TDP interface on the other. Attach one end of the PCI Express cable to the Magma ExpressCard module and the other end to the connector on the back of the Magma chassis. TDP side to Laptop... - Page 16 M A G M A Tighten the thumbscrews connecting the ExpressCard to the cable on one end and verify the other end is properly latched into the iPass connector of the chassis. In spite of the standardized design of the TDP interface, it is not impossible to connect the male and female connectors upside-down.
- Page 17 Use the procedures for shutting down and powering off your system provided in your owner’s manual or system documentation. Insert the Magma ExpressCard module with the logo side up, into the ExpressCard slot on your computer. Gently push the card until it is firmly seated.
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Page 18: Recheck The Installation
M A G M A Recheck the Installation Check your installation before powering up the Magma expansion chassis for the first time. Although the power supply has an over voltage protection device built into it, it may not "trip" in time to fully protect a device that has been improperly connected, or whose power cable has been damaged. -
Page 19: Applying Power Correctly
Windows has found new hardware. The system does not require any Magma drivers in order to operate properly with the x8 PCIe Host card. However, it may require a driver in... -
Page 20: Software Installation (Optional, For Expresscard)
Be careful Be protected You must also disable your anti-virus software before continuing. For best success when installing the Magma driver: Have a current system backup or restore point Reboot and Shut down each time you are prompted Be logged in as ‘System Administrator’... - Page 21 Click on the Winzip button to unpack the files into the C:\ExpressBox folder. 4 Click on the OK button to confirm the files are unpacked. 5 Click on the Close button to close WinZip. Go to the C:\ExpressBox folder and double-click on the Setup.exe file to start the driver installation.
- Page 22 M A G M A Review the licensing agreement. If you agree, click Yes to continue. If you do not agree, click No to exit. Rather than restarting your computer, it is recommended that you click “No, I will restart my computer later.”, and then click Finish. You will be instructed to SHUT DOWN your computer in the next step.
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Page 23: Shutting Down
When shutting your system down, it is recommended that you first shut down the computer correctly, and then power down the Magma expansion chassis to avoid ‘computer lock-up’ and potential data loss. -
Page 24: Attach Slide Rail To Rack
M A G M A If your rack has holes too large for the screws, you can use the Bar Nut to secure your mounting by inserting the Panhead screw through the rack hole and screwing it into the Bar Nut on the reverse side of the rack post, as shown: NOTE Notice that the holes on the Bar Nut are spaced unevenly to... -
Page 25: Attach Chassis To Slide Rail
Attach Chassis to Slide Rail Rack slide Next, insert the chassis into the rack slide and press it forward until the chassis stops. When the chassis is completely inserted into the rack, secure the hinged mounting brackets with 2 screws on each side. M A G M A The chassis mounts into the rack from the rear. -
Page 26: Chapter 3 Verify Installation
M A G M A CHAPTER 3 Verify Installation 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, click on ‘Device Manager’ in the leftmost Computer Management window. -
Page 27: Mac Os X
You should choose a profile that matches the configuration of all the cards installed in your Mac. Magma recommends that you install the system host card into a x8 slot in order... -
Page 28: Apple System Profiler
M A G M A In this example, the Magma host card is installed in slot 4 and appears as “Intel PCI-to-PCI Bridge Card”. If your computer did not automatically prompt you to choose a PCI Express profile, you can locate this utility under System... - Page 29 PCIe expansion host card to ensure that you have a solid connection. Then restart the Magma expansion chassis followed by the computer. Next, try to verify the installation again, as shown above. If you are still having problems, contact Magma Technical Support at (858) 530-2511.
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Page 30: Redhat 9 Linux
M A G M A RedHat 9 Linux Once the EB2 has been installed in a RedHat9-based system, its installation can be verified by typing the following command lines: lspci –t Displays the overall structure of the PCIe expansion system lspci –vv Lists additional information about the PCIe switch (in our case it will list the Integrated Device Technology (IDT) information. - Page 31 M A G M A 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller IDE (rev 01) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01) 01:00.0 PCI bridge: Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
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Page 32: Install Cards And Drives
Chapter 4 This chapter provides information on how to install 3 or hard drives into your Magma expansion chassis. More details on the installation of individual cards are provided by the card’s manufacturer. This chapter is provided as a simple guide to help you install your PCIe cards, or hard drives, in the chassis. -
Page 33: Install 3 Rd Party Pcie Cards
Install 3 Party PCIe Cards When installing 3 Party PCIe cards into the Magma expansion chassis, it makes no difference which PCIe slot you place your cards in. Usually that is determined by accessibility and heat dissipation considerations as may be specified by the card manufacturer. - Page 34 IMPORTANT The sheer number of PCIe cards and device drivers available makes it impossible for Magma to fully test and certify all available PCIe cards for use in the Magma expansion chassis. Our best advice to you in this regard is to insist on full PCI Express Specification compliance from your card and system vendors.
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Page 35: Installing Double-Wide Pcie Video Cards
Installing Double-Wide PCIe Video Cards Double-wide PCIe video cards require special attention when being installed into the EB2 chassis. Not only do they require proper cooling, but we must also ensure adequate power for them to operate optimally. After verifying that the built-in power supply can adequately power the video card, connect it into the lower PCIe slot and be sure to connect the appropriate auxiliary power connector to the card as follows: IMPORTANT... -
Page 36: Install Hard Drive(S)
M A G M A Install Hard Drive(s) The EB2 chassis can accommodate up to two 3.5” or 2.5” hard drives. Before installing hard drives in your system you should locate the brackets on which they will be installed. A pair of brackets should be preinstalled in the chassis while a second pair should be provided separately from the chassis as shown below: Once identified, mount your hard drive(s) to the hard drive bracket using... - Page 37 Note that a PCIe hard drive controller card must be installed in one of the two PCIe slots for the hard drive(s) to interface with the host system. However that controller card should be no longer than PCIe half-length in order to accommodate a second (optional) hard drive in the area designated as zone 2 below: Use these holes to mount a 3.5”...
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Page 38: System Should Be Up And Running
M A G M A System Should Be Up and Running As noted previously, apply power to the Magma expansion chassis first, then power up the computer. Use the procedures detailed in installation(s). When everything is functioning correctly, your Windows... -
Page 39: Hot-Swappable" Pcie Card Installations
“Hot-Swappable” PCIe Card Installations New PCI Express technology allows you to remove your 3 cards for maintenance or replacement – without shutting down the system. The EB2 expansions system supports Hot Plugging/Hot Swapping of cards as defined by the PCI express specifications. By design, this feature allows the host PC to gracefully remove power to a slot, so that a PCIe card can be removed and replaced. -
Page 40: Procedure For Hot-Un-Plugging A Pcie Plug In Card
M A G M A For this feature to work, you need to install the Magma software driver. See latest software for your system, should you require this feature. Each of the PCIe slots is controlled by a Hotplug Button as seen below: SLOT 2 Simply press the button corresponding to the slot you wish to “power-... - Page 41 on the OK button to close the new dialog. The properties dialog should close and the original “Safely Remove Hardware” dialog should remain. Click on the Stop button of the dialog. A dialog with the title “Stop a Hardware device” should appear. This device is used to confirm that the user wishes to stop this device.
- Page 42 M A G M A After 5-6 seconds the LED will stop flashing and turn off completely. Remove the card and replace it with a new one, then press the button again. Ideally the PCIe card that was removed from the system will be replaced with an identical, working card.
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Page 43: Pcie Expansion Solutions With The Eb2
PCIe Expansion Solutions with the EB2 In the following section we will take a look at possible PCI Express expansion solutions using Magma’s EB2 chassis. Digi Design Pro Tools® Pro Tools® is a comprehensive solution for professional music editing. It offers advanced... -
Page 44: Video Card Expansion Solutions
PC, taking up all available slots. Video Card expansion solutions Magma’s EB2 chassis can be used to add a high end PCI express video card to a PC system or laptop that were not equipped with such a device for various reasons: cost , physical space, heat dissipation etc. - Page 45 Since the built-in video chipset doesn’t support 3D rendering needed to run 3DMark® , we first established a baseline by installing an entry level PCIe card into an EB2 expansion chassis (Nvidia Quadro NVS440). All subsequent benchmarks were completed using higher performing video cards and documented in the table below: Tested Video Card NVidia Quadro NVS440...
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Page 46: High Throughput Storage Solutions
M A G M A High Throughput storage solutions The growing demand for storage solutions in the past few years was one of the major catalysts behind the exponential growth in hard drive capacity. Moreover, a new breed of faster and more efficient interfaces have emerged in order to provide higher throughput while maintaining the lowest possible delays in accessing our data. - Page 47 Iometer® is a software-based I/O exerciser capable to test and characterize stand-alone as well as clustered storage systems. Developed originally by Intel as a proprietary tool, it eventually became part of the Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) from which point it has undergone several revisions and updates.
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Page 48: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
Chapter 5 Locate the Problem If you are having trouble with the Magma expansion system, first verify that all cards and cables are seated properly. Be sure you followed the instructions in earlier sections of this User Guide. Always remember to power On and Off correctly when rechecking your installation. -
Page 49: My Computer Can't Find The Pcie Expansion System
If the expansion system is not visible in your Windows Device Manager or your Apple System Profiler at all, you will need to turn off your computer (first) and then the Magma expansion chassis (second) and test all cords and cables to ensure you have everything connected correctly. - Page 50 M A G M A Windows If the PCI-to-PCI Bridge is now visible, but contains a in front of it, it has a problem that must be fixed. To identify this problem, right-click on the line with the “Properties” from the pop-up menu. Resolve the identified problem or go to Go to Chapter 6...
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Page 51: When Nothing Works
NOTE Review Chapters 4 (Install Cards and Drives) to verify that you have a valid installation of the Magma expansion system and that you have correctly installed your 3 card(s) and their associated drivers (as required). System. If the expansion system is visible, but... -
Page 52: My Computer Hangs During Power Up
If your computer “hangs” while being turned on and you can’t even start, follow the following steps to try to fix this problem: Shut off the computer (first) and then the Magma expansion system and verify that all cards and cables are connected and seated correctly. -
Page 53: My Pcie Card Doesn't Work
M A G M A My PCIe Card Doesn’t Work The following flowchart describes a general approach to resolve PCIe card issues: The following additional steps might also help when the above troubleshooting steps fail to resolve your problem:... - Page 54 Ethernet card that has drivers built into the operating system. (Using this “type of card” will avoid any future questions about drivers possibly being installed incorrectly.) Turn on the Magma expansion chassis, and then turn on the computer. Windows Next, open the Device Manager (View by Connection selection).
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Page 55: Rd Party Pcie Cards
Support for 3 Party PCIe Cards Magma will provide reasonable technical support to with 3 cards. However, if you have verified a successful installation of the Magma PCIe Expansion System (as defined in experience difficulty installing your 3 manufacturer should be able to provide the best support. - Page 56 On the PCI to PCI Bridge: Magma Technical Support Other Codes On the Card: Card Manufacturer’s Technical Support, after first verifying that the Magma expansion system is installed properly. If you are still having problems, contact Magma Technical Support for more help.
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Page 57: The System Fans Don't Appear To Spin Fast Enough
M A G M A The System Fans Don’t Appear To Spin Fast Enough The EB2 chassis is equipped with three fans: One for the power supply and two for the chassis. The power supply fan should always rotate at full speed, while the two chassis fans are thermally controlled both for acoustic and increased reliability reasons. - Page 58 M A G M A SW11 Position: By default, the EB2 system comes with the two switches in the OFF position (meaning, that their speed thermally controlled automatically). By switching them ON, the user can effectively bypass this circuitry and set the fans’ rotation speed to maximum. This setting is particularly recommended if one plans on using double- wide PCIe video cards or other peripherals known to generate excessive heat, while the additional noise generated by the fans is not a...
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Page 59: How To Get More Help
Chapter 6 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) You can visit the Magma Technical Support FAQ pages on the Internet www.magma.com/support/ Contacting Technical Support Our support department can be reached by fax at (858) 530-2733 or by phone at (858) 530-2511. Support is available Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PT. -
Page 60: Magma Debug Utility
Magma Debug Utility Occasionally, Technical Support may request Windows users to produce and email a Magma debug log file to help them resolve your problem. This file should be included as an attachment when submitting a Technical Support request at www.magma.com/support. -
Page 61: Pciscope Software Utility
If you are experiencing problems setting up your system, you should run PCIScope before contacting the Magma Technical Support Group. With the Magma expansion chassis powered up and connected to your computer, load and launch the PCIScope application. The PCIScope Program will be installed on your computer and a window similar to the one shown below will appear. - Page 62 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.” This file should be included as an attachment when submitting a Technical Support request at www.magma.com/support.
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Page 63: Returning Merchandise To Magma
Magma will return any product that is not accompanied by an RMA number. Please note that Magma WILL NOT accept COD packages, so be sure to return the product freight and duties-paid. -
Page 64: Appendix Aneed More Pcie Slots
PCIe slots beyond the number available in your computer’s motherboard. You can easily add two or more Magma expansion systems to your current system in either a "fan-out" or "daisy-chain" configuration. Each of these configurations has advantages and uses. To determine which... - Page 65 Your computer “power-on-software” should be compliant with the PCIe bus specification 1.1 in order to effectively use a Magma PCIe Expansion System. For "fan-out" and "daisy chained" system configurations, where more than one PCIe expansion...
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Page 66: Fan-Out
Fan-Out For reasons described in bullet #3 above, we recommend using a fan- out configuration when you need to add successive PCIe expansion systems to the host computer. This addition to the PCI bus hierarchy is at the "peer" level of other existing expansion buses, thus adding "breadth"... -
Page 67: Verify Your Configuration
M A G M A Verify your configuration Before you start installing your PCIe cards (refer to Chapter 4 Install Cards and Drives for more information), you should confirm that everything is in proper working order. Refer to Chapter 3 Verify Installation for guidance in verifying the proper installation of your Expansion System. -
Page 68: Daisy-Chaining
Daisy-Chaining Recognizing the typical insignificance of the performance variance between the “Fan-Out” and “Daisy-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 host computer motherboard, or a lack of desk or rack space. -
Page 69: Combination Configurations
M A G M A Combination Configurations Depending on your business requirements, and your physical space limitations, you can add additional Expansion System in multiple configurations, such as these. These combinations are only limited by the availability of PCIe slots (both in the host and in subsequent chasses). -
Page 70: Pci E Card Conflicts
PCI e Card Conflicts If you determine that one PCIe card is interfering with the operation of another card, first try reorganizing the cards on the motherboard. Moving the cards around can change the order in which the cards are configured by the system during power-on. - Page 71 M A G M A...
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Page 72: Finding The Problem Card
MAC and Linux If you have already reinstalled and reseated everything according to instructions in Chapter 2, and the PCI to PCI Bridge is still not visible in the Apple System Profiler, call Magma Technical Support. -
Page 73: Appendix Bcompliance
à la norme NMB-003 du Canada The product(s) described in this manual complies with all applicable European Union (CE) directives. systems or components that have been reconfigured by customers. Compliance Magma will not retest or recertify M A G M A... - Page 74 Magma 9918 Via Pasar, San Diego, CA 92126, USA Phone (858) 530-2511 • Fax (858) 530-2733 www.magma.com Manual P/N 09-09947-01-A...