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Make sure that all PCIe cards 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 enclosure with their retaining screws (supplied with the Magma expansion chassis).

If your PCIe card is too short for the adjustable card slot guides, you can rotate the slot guard to make if fit. Simply loosen the adjustment screw for the slot you are using

and slide the guard to pivot hole, as shown, and remove it. Next, rotate the slot guard 180° and reinsert it. Finally, adjust the card slot guard to fit

the card’s length.

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. Cards and systems should be at least compliant with PCIe revision

1.0or better. Compliance in your system motherboard, PCIe cards, and console firmware (or BIOS) is your best assurance that everything will install and operate smoothly.

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Contents Model EB2 Model EB2R Copyright 2008 Mission Technology Group, Inc. DBA Magma Table of Contents Appendix B Compliance Preface AdvisoriesSafetyInstructions WhenWorkingInsideaComputerProtecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Electrostatic Discharge ESD WarningRack-Mount Instructions General Specifications IntroductionToolsRequiredforInstallation Pre-InstallationInformationPartsList Hardware Installation StopInstall PCIExpressHostCard Before you BeginG M a Stop Attach Powerand Expansion Cables Laptop Installation optional TDP side to Laptop IPass side to EB2 ChassisG M a G M a RechecktheInstallation ApplyingPowerCorrectly Starting UpSoftware Installation Optional, for ExpressCard RedHat 9 Linux Start UpG M a G M a Shutting Down RackInstallationsfortheEB2RmodelAdd Screws to Rack Post Attach Slide Rail to Rack Attach Chassis to Slide Rail Verify Installation WindowsMacOSX Expansion Slot UtilityApple System Profiler Mac OS RedHat9Linux G M a Install Cards and Drives RemovePCIeExpansion ChassisCoverInstall 3rd PartyPCIe Cards G M a Installing Double-Wide PCIe Video Cards Install Hard Drives G M a System Should Be Upand Running FinishingTouchesHot-SwappablePCIeCardInstallations Procedure for hot-un-plugging a PCIe plug in card SlotOn the OK button to close the new dialog LED should start flashing again PCIeExpansion SolutionswiththeEB2 Digi Design Pro ToolsVideo Card expansion solutions Tested Video Card SM2.0 Benchmark High Throughput storage solutions Test type Throughput MByte/sec Troubleshooting LocatetheProblemMy Computer Can’t Find the PCIe Expansion System MAC When Nothing Works My Computer Hangs During Power Up My PCIe Card Doesn’t Work MAC Windows Error Codes Support for 3rd Party PCIe CardsError Code System Fans Don’t Appear To Spin Fast Enough G M a FrequentlyAskedQuestionsFAQ How to Get More HelpContacting Technical Support Magma Debug Utility PCIScope Software Utility G M a ReturningMerchandisetoMAGMA Magma Returns DEPT. RMA #Multiple PCIe Expansion System Configurations Appendix a Need More PCIe Slots?G M a Fan-Out Verify your configuration Daisy-Chaining Combination Configurations Troubleshooting AdvancedConfigurations Power-On Sequence forAdvanced ConfigurationsPCI e Card Conflicts G M a Finding the Problem Card MAC and LinuxAppendix B Compliance IndustryCanadaManual P/N 09-09947-01-A