Magma PCIHIF68, PCI to PCI Interface, PCIHIF64LP manual ApplyPowerCorrectly

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Connect all power cords to the power-in receptacle located at the rear of the enclosure.

Secure the cable to the computer with the captive thumbscrews. It is important that the cable be attached securely to the connectors at both ends.

If you purchased the “half-height” PCIHIF64LP because your host computer is a low-profile chassis and you need to connect it to a 32-bit expansion chassis, be sure to connect your expansion cable to the 32-bit (Teal) side of the host card.

Finish connecting the power cable to your expansion system using instructions contained in the Expansion Chassis User Guide. Turn on the power to the expansion system first, and then the host computer.

ApplyPowerCorrectly

You must apply power to the Magma expansion chassis BEFORE you power up your computer. This will allow the higher numbered PCI buses in the PCI bus hierarchy to be at a stable state when the host system issues its master power-on bus reset. In systems that perform automatic PCI bus configuration, this will allow the configuration code to recognize the PCI bus hierarchy and any attached devices.

There is an On/Off switch on the expansion chassis, as well as an LED indicator to indicate power status. For information about your particular

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