Magma EB7R-x8 - Manual (Page 3)

M A G M A
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T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s
PREFACE ..............................................................................................V
Advisories .............................................................................................. v
Safety Instructions..................................................................................vi
When Working Inside a Computer .........................................................vi
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge ...........................................vii
Rack-Mount Instructions ...................................................................... viii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................... 1
General Specifications ........................................................................... 1
Pre-Installation Information .................................................................... 2
Parts List ................................................................................................ 2
Tools Required for Installation................................................................ 2
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..................................... 3
Before you Begin.................................................................................... 4
Install PCI Express Host Card................................................................ 4
Attach Power and Expansion Cables ..................................................... 5
Laptop Installation (optional)......................................................................... 6
Recheck the Installation ......................................................................... 9
Applying Power Correctly ..................................................................... 10
Starting Up: ................................................................................................. 10
Shutting Down:............................................................................................ 11
Rack Installations ................................................................................. 11
CHAPTER 3 VERIFY INSTALLATION............................................ 13
Windows .............................................................................................. 13
Mac OS X............................................................................................. 14
Expansion Slot Utility .................................................................................. 14
Apple System Profiler........................................................................... 15
RedHat 9 Linux .................................................................................... 16
Mapping Physical Slot locations to port locations using lspci ............... 17
CHAPTER 4 INSTALL CARDS AND DRIVES ................................ 20
Remove PCI Express Expansion Chassis Cover ................................ 20
Install 3
rd
Party PCIe Cards or Hard Drives.......................................... 22
Installing 3
rd
Party PCIe Cards.................................................................... 22
Installing Hard Drives.................................................................................. 23
System Should Be Up and Running..................................................... 24
Finishing Touches ................................................................................ 24
“Hot-Swappable” PCIe Cards (optional) ............................................... 24
Procedure for hot-un-plugging a PCIe plug in card: ................................... 25
PCIe Expansion Solutions with the EB7-x8.......................................... 28
Digi Design Pro Tools® .............................................................................. 28
Video Card expansion solutions ................................................................. 29
High Throughput storage solutions ............................................................. 30