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If the verification is successful, you may now proceed to Chapter 4 and install 3rd Party PCIe Cards as well as auxiliary peripherals, such as hard drives into the chassis.

If, however, the installation was unsuccessful, you may not see the PCI

to PCI Bridge, or it will have a small yellow in front of it as shown below:

In that case proceed to Chapter 5 for Troubleshooting installation problems.

MacOSX

When using Mac OS X no additional software or drivers are needed. The operating system should automatically recognize the Magma host card and expansion chassis.

Expansion Slot Utility

The following screen may be displayed the first time you turn on your computer with the Magma EB2 installed.

Choose OK.

MacOS X is prompting you to choose a PCI Express profile that maximizes the performance of your attached devices. The Magma host card can communicate up to a bandwidth of x8 to and from the expansion chassis and devices. 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 to maximize throughput.

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