Magma 7 Slot Series user manual Step EightPower Up Again

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you pull up gently on the card. To keep the cards in place, secure them in the enclosure with their retaining screws (supplied with the PCI Expansion System).

Take care when routing cables within the PCI expansion system in order to avoid damaging the signal cables (especially unshielded flat ribbon cables) or the power cables for internally installed devices. Be sure to leave enough "slack" in the cables to allow you to easily remove them if necessary to service the device(s).

NOTE

The sheer number of PCI cards and device drivers available makes it impossible for MAGMA to fully test and certify all available PCI cards for use in the PCI expansion system. Our best advice to you in this regard is to insist on full PCI Specification compliance from your card and system vendors. Cards and systems should be at least PCI Specification Revision 2.0 compliant or better. Compliance in your system motherboard, PCI cards and console firmware (or BIOS) 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 different slot, or reordering your cards in their slots, will alleviate "behavior" problems.

Step Eight:Power Up Again

You must apply power to the PCI Expansion System first and then power up your host computer.

Remember, when powering up, pay close attention to the eight LEDs on the 64-bit Host Interface and the eight LEDs on the rear panel of the expansion system. All LEDs must be solid green before the system will function properly. If any LED is not solid green or flickering, power off the system and check that the RJ45 connectors are seating properly and tightly before powering up again.

WARNING

The expansion system will not work properly or may not be recognized by the host computer unless all LEDs on the Host Interface and rear panel are solid green.

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