Magma 7 Slot Series manual

P RELIMINAR Y PCI Expansion System User's Manual 64-bit/66MHz 7 Slot Series 9918 Via Pasar San Diego, CA 92126 Phone (858) 530-2511 Fax (858) 530-2733 www.magma.com sales@magma.com support@magma.com[...]

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MAGMA Table of Cont ents i Table of Contents PREFACE I Advisori es i Safety Instruc tions ii When Working Inside a Computer ii Protecti ng Against E lectrostatic Discharge iii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 The 64-bit/66M Hz 7 Slot PCI Expan sion Sy stem 1 General Spec ificat ions 1 Rack-mou nt Specific ations 1 Tower Specif icatio ns 1 Pre-Installati on[...]

MAGMA ii Tab le of Content s Bus Hierarc hy 27 CHAPTER 4 WARRANTY & TECH SUPPORT 28 Product Warranty 28 30 Day Money Back Guar antee 28 Free Tech nical A ssista nce 28 Warranty & Repair in Se ven Days 28 Returns for Re pair/Repl acement/C redit 28 Out of Warrant y Rep air 29 Advanced R eplaceme nt Servi ce 29 Contacting Technica l Support 3[...]

MAGMA Preface i Preface Advisories Three types of advi sories ar e used thro ughout thi s manual to provid e helpful inf ormation or to alert you to the potent ial for hardw are damage or personal injur y. They are Notes, C aution s, and Warnings. Th e following is an example of e ach typ e of ad visor y. Use c aution when servicing any ele ctri ca[...]

MAGMA ii Preface Sa fety I nst ruc tio ns WARNING The Tower PCI Expansion System is to be installed on deskt op o r tabletops only. The unit will become unstable if operated as a f loo r standing unit and unintentional forc e is applied t o the top of the unit. Before handlin g the MAG MA PCI Expansio n System , read t he following instruct ions an[...]

MAGMA Preface iii 2. Disconne ct the compu ter and perip herals from their po wer sources to pr event electric s hock or syst em board dam age. 3. Follow the g uideli nes pro vided in “Re gulator y Compli ance Statements” on the fol lowing p age. 4. Disconne ct any telepho ne or tele communi cations lines from the computer. In addition, t ake n[...]

MAGMA iv Preface proper ESD proced ure, whic h can include w rist str aps and sm ocks, when servici ng equi pment. You can als o take t he foll owing ste ps to pr event d am age from electrostati c dischar ge (ESD): ♦ When unpack ing a st atic-se nsi tive compo nent from its sh ippi ng carton, do not remov e the com ponent’s ant i-stati c packa[...]

MAGMA Chapter 1 In troduction 1 Chapter 1 Introduction The 64-bit /66MHz 7 Slot PC I Expans ion Syst em MAGM A's 64-bit/66MH z 7 Slot PCI Expa nsion System is a gener al- purpose bu s expa nsion system for the Periphera l Com ponent Interconnect (PCI) lo cal bus. The PCI expansion syst em consi sts of a 64/66 host i nterface card, a set of fo [...]

MAGMA 2 C hapter 1 I ntroducti on Pre-I nst allati on Info rmat io n Before using the 7 Sl ot 64-bit/ 66MHz PCI Expan sion Sy stem you sho uld perform the fol lowing steps: • Inventor y the sh ipping cart on c ontents f or all of the requ ired p arts • Gather all of the ne cessar y too ls requir ed for insta llation • Read this m anual Follow[...]

MAGMA Chapter 1 In troduction 3 NOTE The PCI Expans ion System is s hipped with many part s packaged in a separate box within the l arger box that the expansion sys tem is shipped in. Tools Requir ed for Inst all ation In order to com plete the in stallat ion of the PC I expans ion syst em you will need the foll owing too ls: • A suitable Ele ctr[...]

MAGMA 4 Chapt er 2 Ins talla tion Gu ide Chapter 2 Ins tallation Guide The foll owing st eps w ill gui de yo u in c omplet ing the insta llation of your new 64-bit/6 6MHz 7 S lot PCI Expan sion Sy stem. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Warning All PCI cards are suscept ible to electrost atic discharge. When moving PCI ca rd s, i t is be st t o car ry [...]

MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 5 the card into any ava ilable PCI slot and secur i ng it with a retainin g screw. Step T wo: Att ach PCI Ex pansi on and Po wer Cabl e(s) A set of four 3-meter sh ielded, high-spee d cable s are include d with your PCI Expansion System . One end of each cab le shoul d be conne cted to the RJ45 co nnector s on[...]

MAGMA 6 Chapt er 2 Ins talla tion Gu ide NOTE If at al l possible, plug all power c ords from the P CI Expansion System and your host computer int o a shared power strip, preferably one tha t has surge and noise suppression circ uitry built into it. Step T hree: Rech ec k In st all atio n Check your instal lation befor e poweri ng up the PC I Expan[...]

MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 7 There may a lso be an On/O ff switc h on th e power s upply, locate d in th e back of the e xpansi on sy stem. M ake sure th e power su pply switch i s in the ‘On’ po sition before pow ering up. When poweri ng up, pay cl ose attention t o the eig ht LEDs o n the 64-bit Host Interface a nd the eight LEDs [...]

MAGMA 8 Chapt er 2 Ins talla tion Gu ide Windows XP Driver Install/Verificat ion The follow ing dia log wil l appe ar the fir st time yo u boot your com puter with the PCI Expan sion Syste m insta lled: Insert the CDROM that was inc luded with your expansion syste m into the CDROM driv e of your computer . Choose Install the softw are automatical l[...]

MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 9 Choose Install the softw are automatical ly (Recomme nded) , then click Next . Your com puter sho uld automat ically find the appropriate driver and disp lay the fo llowi ng dialo g: The foll owing dia log shou ld appear : Click Fini sh . Now you s hould se e a yel low call- out box appe ar in the lower righ[...]

MAGMA 10 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide Device Manager under the PCI Bu s that the expansion system is installe d on. Go to: Start Control P anel System (u se Classic Vie w) Hardware Device M anager Choose ‘View devic es by connecti on’ locate the PCI B us that the expansio n system is connecte d to. Your Dev ice Manag er should lo ok similar[...]

MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 11 Windows 2000 Driver Inst all/ Verification The follow ing dia log wil l appe ar the fir st time yo u boot your com puter with the PCI Expan sion Syste m insta lled: Cli ck Next . The foll owing dia log will appear: Choose Se arch fo r a suit able driv er for my d evice (recommende d) , then click Next . The[...]

MAGMA 12 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide Insert the CDROM that was inc luded with your expansion syste m into the CDROM driv e of your computer . Make su re CD-ROM d rives is checked, t hen c lick Next . Your com puter sho uld automat ically find the appropriate driver and disp lay the fo llowi ng dialo g: Cli ck Next . The foll owing dia log will[...]

MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 13 Cli ck Finish , but you're not finis hed insta lling the expansion system ye t. Y ou ha ve only inst all ed half of the e xpansion system brid ge de vices. You can ve rif y this b y goi ng to the Device Manager t o see the bridges that you h ave jus t instal led: Go to: Star t Settin gs Contro l Panel [...]

MAGMA 14 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide Althou gh you were not prompte d to do so, you must r estart your computer in order for yo ur comput er to see the PCI sl ots in th e expansion system. Go to: St art Shut Down Choos e ‘Restar t’ fro m the dro p down menu click OK. After restar ting, your comp uter should auto matical ly find the next PC[...]

MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 15 PCI device installat i on is now com plete. Con tinue to Step Six, page 23.[...]

MAGMA 16 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide Windows ME Automatic Inst allat ion/ Verification The requir ed softwar e for the 64-bit/66MH z PCI Exp ansion System i s included w ith th e Window s M E oper ating sys tem. How ever , you s hould follow the instal lati on instr uctio ns below caref ull y. The follow ing dia log wil l appe ar the fir st ti[...]

MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 17 Choose Automatic search f or a b etter dri ver (Re commended) , then click Next . The foll owing dia log will appear a gain: Cli ck Finish . The foll owing dia log will appear:[...]

MAGMA 18 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide Choose Automatic search f or a b etter dri ver (Re commended) , then click Next . The foll owing dia log will appear, b ut don ’t worry th is is normal. Cli ck Finish . Even tho ugh Windows M E was unable t o locate th e software for the last d evice i nstalle d. Ever ything s hould s till wor k proper ly[...]

MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 19 normal. Your dev ice man ager sh ould now lo ok sim ilar to t he fol lowing: Now go down to System devic es , you s hould s ee two PCI standard P CI-to-PCI bridges . These devices shou ld not have ‘Question Marks ’ or ‘Excla mation Mar ks’ in fron t of th em. Your dev ice man ager sh ould now lo ok [...]

MAGMA 20 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide PCI device installat i on is now com plete. Con tinue to Step Six, page 23.[...]

MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 21 Mac OS Automatic Installatio n/ V erif ication Mac OS X When using M ac OS X no additi onal sof tware or driver s are needed . The operat ing sy stem s hould automat ically r ecogni ze the PCI Expansion Sy stem. To verify in stallat ion, go t o Apple S ystem Profiler. Apple Menu About This M ac More Info De[...]

MAGMA 22 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide Launch the Magma Slot s applicatio n by double- clicking its icon. It is recommende d that yo u launc h Magma Slots from a location on your desktop. A console win dow sim ilar to th e one sh own below should appear: I f you see th is entry , it mea ns that yo ur com puter ha s r ecognize d the M AGMA expa n[...]

MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 23 Step Six: Po wer D own a nd Rem ove Co ver It is recom mended t hat you first shut down t he host comput er correct ly and then pow er down th e exp ansion sy stem to avoid ‘computer l ock-up’. Rack-mount Enclosure Four screws reta in the cover on the Rack-mou nt enclo sure. They are located on t he rea[...]

MAGMA 24 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide you pull up gentl y on the card. To keep the car ds in place, s ecure them in the enclosure with th eir retain ing s crews (supp lied wi th the PC I Expansion Sy stem). Take care when ro uting ca bles withi n the PCI exp ansion system in order to avo id dam aging the si gnal c ables (es pecia lly unshie lde[...]

MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 25 Step N ine: In st all PCI C ard Softw are NOTE Prior to instal ling the MAGMA PCI Expansion System, you should be familiar with the installation procedures f or the PCI cards that you are installi ng in the expansion syst em. Some PCI card manufact urers recommend that you install their software driver(s) p[...]

MAGMA 26 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide Mac OS 9 : You nee d to use a ut ility pr ovided by MAGM A called Magm aSlo ts . Mag maSlo ts is available for do wnload at www.magma.com/su pport/support.htm. Step Ten : System Sh ould Be Up an d Runn ing Your system should now be u p and runn ing. If you are havi ng troubl e with the s ystem, t urn off th[...]

MAGMA Chapter 3 Bus H i erarchy 27 Chapter 3 Bu s Hierar c h y Bus Hierarchy The followi ng figure is repre sentative of the PC I Bus hier archy f or the 64-bit/66MH z 7 Slot PCI Expansi on System. This fi gure pictor ially conveys th e overa ll PCI bus topology o f the s ystem . The key poin t in the f ollow ing figure o f the 7 Slo t Topolog y is[...]

MAGMA 28 C hapter 4 Warrant y & Tech Support Chapter 4 W arranty & T ech Suppor t Product Warranty MAGM A PCI Expansion Sys tems carr y a one-y ear warranty a gainst defects in m aterials or workm anship from th e date of sh ipm ent to the original purc haser. A ny prod ucts fou nd to be defective in m aterial or workmanship w ill be repair[...]

MAGMA Chapter 4 Warranty & Tech S upport 29 guarantee, you w ill need to p ackage th e product in a m anner sim ilar to the manner in whic h it was recei ved from our p lant. MAG MA cannot be responsibl e for an y phys ical dam age to t he produ ct or compon ent pieces of the product ( such as the host or e xpansion i nterface s for PCI expansi[...]

MAGMA 30 C hapter 4 Warrant y & Tech Support The item must be returned to MAGMA with all parts and components that were shipped wit h it, in undamaged condition. The Customer shall be responsi ble for missi ng components and/or syst ems or components that are returned and are found to be physically damaged. Non-Returned Adv anced R eplacement s[...]

MAGMA Chapter 4 Warranty & Tech S upport 31 Returning M erchandise t o MAGMA If factory ser vice is requir ed, a Service Represent ative will give you a Return Merchand ise Authori zation (RM A) number. P ut this number and your retur n addre ss on the shipp ing label when yo u return the item (s) for service. MA GMA will return any product tha[...]

MAGMA 32 Appen dix A Co mplianc e APPENDIX A Complia nce FCC Class A Noti ce Note - This equipm ent has been tested and f ound to comply with the limi ts for a Class A digit al device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to prov ide reasonable prot ection against harmful interf erence when the equipment is operat ed in a[...]

MAGMA Appendix A Co mplia nce 33 Declar at ion of Confo rmit y Manufacturer’ s Name: MAGMA, Inc. A Mobilit y Ele ctron ics, Inc., Comp any Manufacturer’ s A ddress: 9918 V i a Pas a r San Diego, CA 92126 USA Declares that the product: Type of Equipment: Computer Peri pheral Equipm ent Product Name: MAGMA PCI Expansion System Model Number: P7T46[...]

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