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A – Verify the xMac mini Server is Recognized

1. Power on the computer.

2. From the Apple menu, select About This Mac; the System Information

application will launch.

3. When the About This Mac window opens, click More Info; a summary

of specifications will appear.

4. Click System Report; a full report window will appear.

5. In the System Information window, click Thunderbolt under the

Hardware header in the left column

(Figure 7).

6. In the top right column under the Thunderbolt Device Tree header,

you should see Mac mini, followed “Echo Express PCIe 2.0” (Echo
Express is a sister product of the xMac mini Server and uses the same
Thunderbolt expansion system for PCIe cards

(Figure 7).

B – Verify Installed Cards are Recognized

1. When a card is installed into one of xMac mini Server’s PCIe slots,

the PCIe slot (listed as a port), the Status should appear as connected
(Figure 7).

2.

Click PCI Cards under the Hardware header in the left column
(Figure 8).

3.

At the top of the right column, installed cards are listed. By selecting
a card at the top, detailed information is listed. You should see “Yes”
next to Driver Installed and Tunnel Compatible, otherwise the card or
driver may not be Thunderbolt compatible

(Figure 8).

Chapter 4 – Verify Connections Using System Information

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Support Note:

If you do not see “Echo Express PCIe 2.0” listed,

disconnect and reconnect the Thunderbolt cable between the

computer and xMac mini Server. Note that it is not necessary to shut down
the computer before disconnecting and reconnecting the cable.

Support Note:

While xMac mini Server requires no drivers,

installed cards require Thunderbolt-compatible drivers to enable

their use with xMac mini Server.

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