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PCI Express® Expansion
User’s Manual
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ExpressBox & ExpressBox Pro
Model: EB1H
Model: EB1F
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Copyright © 2007 Mission Technology Group, Inc. - DBA Magma This publication is protected by Federal Copyright Law, with all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, translated, transmitted or transcribed, in any form or by any means manual, electric, electronic, electro-magnetic, mechanical, optical or otherwise, in whole or in part without prior written consent from Magma. Limitation of Liability Information pres
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MA G MA Table of Contents PREFACE............................................................................................. III What’s in this Guide .............................................................................................. iii Advisories ............................................................................................................. iii Safety Instructions ................................................................................................iv
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MA G MA Returning Merchandise to Magma ...................................................................... 30 APPENDIX A COMPLIANCE ..........................................................31 FCC..................................................................................................................... 31 Industry Canada.................................................................................................. 31 CE ...................................................
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MA G M A Preface What’s in this Guide This manual is divided into the following parts: Chapter 1: Provides General Specifications and Parts List. Chapter 2: Briefly explains hardware installation. Chapter 3: Provides troubleshooting assistance. Chapter 4: Explains Magma Software Installation. Chapter 5: Explains where to get technical support. Appendix A: Provides information about Compliance. Advisories Five types of advisories are used throughout this manual to provide help
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MAGMA DANGER or STOP Used to indicate and prevent the following step from causing serious injury or significant data loss. 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. Safety Instructions Always use caution when servicing any electrical component. Before handling the
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MA G M A When Working Inside a Computer Before taking covers off a computer, perform the following steps: 1. Turn off the computer and any peripherals 2. Disconnect the computer and peripherals from their power sources to prevent electric shock or system board damage. 3. Disconnect any telephone or telecommunications lines from the computer. In addition, take note of these safety guidelines when appropriate: ♦ To help avoid possible damage to systems boards, wait five seconds after t
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MAGMA Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Warning Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is the enemy of semiconductor devices. You should always take precautions to eliminate any electrostatic charge from your body and clothing before touching any semiconductor device or card by using an electrostatic wrist strap and/or conductive mat. Static electricity can harm system boards. Perform service at an ESD workstation and follow proper ESD procedure to r
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MA G MA Chapter 1 Introduction General Specifications 1 Magma ExpressBox is an easy-to-use device for attaching a "desktop- only" PCI Express® card to a laptop or moving a hot or power-hungry PCI Express card outside of the host computer. 1 Magma ExpressBox offers support for any single-width PCI Express 1 card with a power requirement of 55 watts or less. ExpressBox provides dedicated power and cooling to ensure the PCI Express card runs at maximum efficiency. Each system can acco
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MAGMA 5% to 85% Relative Humidity, Non-condensing MTBF: 25,000 hours Supported Operating Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X Systems: Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Verified, CE Certified, TUV NTRL Tested Warranty: 30 Day Money Guarantee 1 Year Return to Factory Pre-Installation Information Before using the Magma product you should perform the following steps: • Inventory the shipping carton contents for all of the required parts • Gather all of the necessary tools required fo
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MA G M A Chapter 2 Hardware Installation The following steps will guide you in completing the hardware 1 installation of your Magma ExpressBox . Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Warning Computer add-in cards are susceptible to electrostatic discharge. When moving cards, it is best to carry the cards in anti-static packaging. If you need to set a card down, be sure to place it inside or on top of an anti-static surface. For more information, see “Protecting Against Electrostatic
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MAGMA rd This chapter provides information only on how to install 3 Party PCI 1 Express cards into your Magma ExpressBox . More details on the installation of individual cards are provided by the card’s manufacturer. 1 For the purpose of installation, Magma ExpressBox functions exactly as a standard desktop computer chassis. Always follow the manufacturer’s instructions for installing their card on a desktop computer. IMPORTANT rd We will provide reasonable technical support for 3 Par
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MA G M A rd Install 3 Party PCI Express Card Install PCI Express cards following PCI Express card manufacturer’s recommendations. Some PCI Express card manufacturers recommend that you install their software driver(s), if required, prior to installing the hardware. If this is the case, you should install their driver before you 1 connect and power up your Magma ExpressBox . Make sure that the PCI Express card is fully seated in the connectors. When correctly seated in the connector,
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MAGMA IMPORTANT The sheer number of PCI Express cards and device drivers available makes it impossible for Magma to fully test and certify all 1 available PCI Express cards for use in Magma ExpressBox . 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 PCI Express Specification Revision 1.1 compliant or better. Compliance in your system motherboard, PCI Express cards,
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MA G M A Before inserting the Magma ExpressCard, power down your laptop computer. Use the procedures for shutting down your operating system and shutting off power to your system provided in your owner’s manual or system documentation. Insert the Magma ExpressCard/34 module with the logo side up, into the ExpressCard slot on your computer. Gently push the card until it is firmly seated. NOTE The Magma ExpressCard module can only be used in a computer system that contains an ExpressC
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MAGMA STOP YOU MUST ONLY INSTALL THE MAGMA EEX1 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. Please ensure that your host computer has PCI Express slots and install the host card only into a PCI Express slot. Notice that t
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MA G M A Attach one end of the PCI Express cable to the Magma EEX1 card in the host computer and the other end to the connector on the back of the Magma unit. The cable connects to the using thumbscrews; therefore no tools are required for the cable connection. Although this x1 Host Card will work correctly in any x1, x4, x8, or x16 slot, using a higher rated slot will not increase the speed beyond the rated x1 speeds. The Magma EEX1 is a “half-height” x1 PCIe card attached to a “ful
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MAGMA CAUTION If you are using a power source other than 110V US Standard, you will need a different power cord to connect your source power to the power adapter, or a power cord adapter so you can plug the 110V US Standard power cord directly into your source power. Fortunately, the power supply is auto-switching, so the only thing you will need is the correct power cord connector. Applying Power Correctly 1 You must apply power to Magma ExpressBox BEFORE you power up your com
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MA G M A STOP 1 DO NOT TURN ON MAGMA EXPRESSBOX UNTIL YOU HAVE SHUT DOWN YOUR LAPTOP COMPLETELY! It can cause a system lockup and loss of any unsaved data. System Should Be Up and Running 1 Apply power to Magma ExpressBox first, then power up the computer. Use the procedures detailed in Step belzow to confirm the card installation in the Windows Device Manager or Apple System Profiler. Verify Installation Windows To verify a successful installation, use the ‘My Com
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MAGMA Select ‘Device Manager’ from the items in the left side of the Computer Management Window. Then click on the View Menu and select View Devices by Connection. To see if your installation is completed: Click on the ‘+’ sign to the left of the ACPI (BIOS) to open it. This is typically found at the top of the Device Manager Window. Click the ‘+’ sign to the left of the line containing the words “Express Root” or something similar. You should now see your rd 3 Party PCI Express
