Introduction – Dulce Systems PRO EX User Manual
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Table of Content
1.
Introduction .................................................................................................... 3
1.1.
Safety Considerations .............................................................................. 4
1.1.1.
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ........................................................... 4
1.1.2.
CONSIDÉRATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ ................................................. 5
1.1.3.
SAFTY BERÜCKSICHTIGUNGEN ................................................... 6
1.1.4.
CONSIDERACIONES DE SEGURIDAD ........................................... 7
1.2.
System Requirements ............................................................................. 8
1.3.
Technical Support .................................................................................... 8
2.
Getting Started ............................................................................................... 9
2.1.
Packaging ................................................................................................ 9
2.2.
Check List ................................................................................................ 9
3.
Overview ...................................................................................................... 10
3.1.
Removing the Cover .............................................................................. 10
3.2.
Front Indicators and Controls ................................................................. 10
3.3.
Rear Indicators and Ports ...................................................................... 11
3.4.
Internal Indicators and Expansion Slots ................................................. 12
4.
Installation.................................................................................................... 13
4.1.
Uplink Host Adapter Installation ............................................................. 13
4.1.
Uplink Cable Installation ........................................................................ 14
4.2.
User Add-on Card Installation ................................................................ 15
4.3.
Connecting It All ..................................................................................... 16
4.4.
System Profile ........................................................................................ 17
4.5.
Driver Installation ................................................................................... 18
4.5.1.
Mac Pro – Expansion Slot Utility settings ........................................ 18
5.
Alarm Conditions ......................................................................................... 20
6.
Limited Warranty .......................................................................................... 22
7.
Product Registration .................................................................................... 23
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1. Introduction
We appreciate your purchase of the PRO EX from Dulce Systems. The PRO EX
is a PCI-express (PCI-e) peer-to-peer expansion enclosure and Uplink Host
Adapter that allows the user to add up to seven PCI-e add-in cards. The PRO
EX is compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification, version R1.0a. The Host
Computer link to the PRO EX enclosure is via a PCI-e x8 link via a PCI-e x8
cable. The PCI-e x8 cable connects to the PRO EX Uplink Host Adapter Card
inserted into a host computer such as a Mac or a PC. By placing the PCI-e
Uplink card into a computer and then connecting via the cable to the PRO EX
enclosure, the user can greatly expand their PCI-e capability.
The PRO EX enclosure provides one x8 lane PCI-e upstream port, seven x8
PCI-e expansion slots, three are x8 speed rated and four are x4 speed rated.
The seven expansion slots will accommodate half length (174 mm) full height
PCI-e cards with x8 physical slot size or smaller.
A mixture of PCI-e based storage SATA RAID Controllers, Adapters, Interfaces
can be installed in the PRO EX to create a very large storage expansion box.
Using seven Dulce PRO DQ SATA RAID subsystems, a total of 56TB can be
made available online. If more is needed, additional PRO EX can be daisy
chained to expand even more online storage.