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Magma PCIe Expansion System EB2R User Manual

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M A G M A

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Video Card expansion solutions.................................................................. 36

High Throughput storage solutions ............................................................. 38

CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING................................................ 40

Locate the Problem .............................................................................. 40

My Computer Can’t Find the PCIe Expansion System ............................... 41

When Nothing Works .................................................................................. 43

My Computer Hangs During Power Up............................................... 44

My PCIe Card Doesn’t Work ....................................................................... 45

Support for 3

rd

Party PCIe Cards ........................................................ 47

Windows Error Codes ......................................................................... 47

The System Fans Don’t Appear To Spin Fast Enough ............................... 49

CHAPTER 6 HOW TO GET MORE HELP....................................... 51

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)...................................................... 51

Contacting Technical Support .............................................................. 51

Magma Debug Utility................................................................................... 52

PCIScope Software Utility ........................................................................... 53

Returning Merchandise to MAGMA...................................................... 55

APPENDIX A NEED MORE PCIE SLOTS? ..................................... 56

Multiple PCIe Expansion System Configurations ................................. 56

Fan-Out ....................................................................................................... 58

Verify your configuration ..................................................................... 59

Daisy-Chaining............................................................................................ 60

Verify your configuration ..................................................................... 60

Combination Configurations........................................................................ 61

PCI e Card Conflicts ............................................................................. 62

Power-On Sequence for Advanced Configurations .............................. 62

Troubleshooting Advanced Configurations........................................... 62

Finding the Problem Card ................................................................... 64

APPENDIX B COMPLIANCE .......................................................... 65

FCC ...................................................................................................... 65

Industry Canada ................................................................................... 65

CE ........................................................................................................ 65

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