Magma CB1H Operation & User’s Manual

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Table of Contents i Table of Contents PREFACE............................................................................................. III What’s in this Guide ...............................................................................iii Advisories ..............................................................................................iv Safety Instructions..................................................................................iv When Working Inside a Computer ......................................................... v Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge ............................................vi ...

ii Table of Contents Returning Merchandise to Magma .......................................................25 APPENDIX A BUS HIERARCHY.....................................................26 Bus Hierarchy.......................................................................................26 APPENDIX B DC POWER INFORMATION......................................27 DC Power Options................................................................................27 Battery Sizing/Selection:.......................................................................27 For Batteries Rated in Watt Hours:..................................... ...

Preface iii Preface What’s in this Guide This PCI Expansion Chassis User Guide is designed to accompany a Magma Host Card Installation Guide. This guide provides easy instructions to install your expansion system, verify the installation was completed correctly, and troubleshoot the installation, if necessary. The corresponding Host Card Installation Guide provides similar information for your Magma host card. This manual is divided into the following parts: Chapter 1: Provides General Specifications and Parts List. Chapter 2: Briefly explains Expansion Chassis installation. Chapter 3: Explains how to verify a successful in ...

iv Preface Advisories Five types of advisories are used throughout this manual to provide helpful information, or to alert you to the potential for hardware damage or personal injury. They are Note, Important, Caution, Warning, and Danger. The following is an example of each type of advisory. NOTE Used to amplify or explain a comment related to procedural steps or text. IMPORTANT Used to indicate an important piece of information or special “tip” to help you CAUTION Used to indicate and prevent the following procedure or step from causing damage to the equipment. WARNING Used to indicate and prevent the following step from causin ...

Preface v ♦ Always use caution when handling/operating the computer. Only qualified, experienced, authorized electronics personnel should access the interior of the computer. The power supplies produce high voltages and energy hazards, which can cause bodily harm. ♦ Use extreme caution when installing or removing components. Refer to the installation instructions in this manual for precautions and procedures. If you have any questions, please contact Magma Technical Support. WARNING High voltages are present inside the expansion chassis when the unit’s power cord is plugged into an electrical outlet. Disconnect the power ...

vi Preface cable, make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned. CAUTION Do not attempt to service the system yourself except as explained in this manual. Follow installation instructions closely. Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Warning Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is the enemy of semiconductor devices. You should always take precautions to eliminate any electrostatic charge from your body and clothing before touching any semiconductor device or card by using an electrostatic wrist strap and/or rubber mat. Static electricity can harm system boards. Perform service at an ESD wo ...

Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Introduction General Specifications The Magma 1 Slot PCI Expansion System is a general-purpose bus expansion chassis for the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) local bus. It is available for both full and half sized PCI cards. The expansion chassis is fully compliant with the PCI Local Bus Specification. This Magma expansion system consists of a host card, a PCI expansion bus cable (a shielded, high-speed cable), an expansion chassis containing a 1 slot PCI backplane, a power supply and cooling fans. Item Description Backplane: 1 PCI slot Enclosure: Aluminum / Steel Dimensions: Fu ...

2 Chapter 1 Introduction • Inventory the shipping carton contents for all of the required parts • Gather all of the necessary tools required for installation • Read this manual Parts List The following parts are provided: Qty Item 1 1 slot PCI expansion enclosure (Half or Full) 1 PCI expansion cable (1-meter or 1.5-meter) 1 1 12-Volt DC Power Adapter w/U.S. Standard 115V power cord 1 Host Card (CardBus is standard) 4 Rubber feet (to be installed by user) 1 Software CDROM 1 User’s Manual 1The Magma PCI expansion cable uses a 68-pin connector; however, it is NOT an “off-the- shelf” SCSI cable. The Magma PCI expansi ...

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 3 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation The following steps will guide you in completing the hardware installation of your Magma PCI Expansion System. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Warning All PCI cards are susceptible to electrostatic discharge. When moving PCI cards, it is best to carry the cards in anti-static packaging. If you need to set a PCI card down, be sure to place it inside or on top of an anti-static surface. For more information, see “Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge” in the Preface. WARNING High voltages are present inside the expansion chassis when the unit’s po ...

4 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Before you Begin The power supply is auto-switching. These means that it will automatically switch to match whatever source power you are using. Since all products ship with a US Standard 115V power cord, you will need to use a power cord adapter for non-US Standard 115V power sources. Attach PCI Expansion and Power Cable Carefully position the Magma expansion chassis so that the supplied PCI expansion cable will conveniently reach from the connector of the Host Card to the connector on the back of the chassis. See your Host Card Installation Guide for information on installing your Host Ca ...

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 5 Before connecting the power cord, check that the expansion chassis On/Off switch is set to the OFF position. This switch is located on the rear side of the chassis. When you plug the barrel connector on the power adapter into the 12- Volt DC Plug, you may find it does not seem to fit easily. This is because of the built-in locking mechanism that protects it from pulling back out. Simply rotate the barrel plug until it “lines up” with the slots on the connector jack, push it in, and then twist it clockwise to lock it. Be sure to rotate it counter clockwise to unlock it prior to removing th ...

6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Applying Power Correctly Starting Up: You must apply power to the Magma expansion chassis BEFORE you power up your computer. This will allow the higher numbered PCI buses in the PCI bus hierarchy to be at a stable state when the host system issues its master power-on bus reset. In systems that perform automatic PCI bus configuration, this will allow the configuration code to recognize the PCI bus hierarchy and any attached devices. There is an On/Off switch on the back of the expansion chassis, as well as an LED indicator to indicate power status. Verify that the green power indicator is ON ...

Chapter 3 Verify Installation 7 CHAPTER 3 Verify Installation The Magma Host Card is not visible to the Windows’ Device Manager or the Apple System Profiler until the Expansion System has been successfully connected and properly powered on. Therefore, you will need to connect your Expansion System to the host computer and turn them both on before you can verify the Magma Expansion Chassis installation. See your Host Card Installation Guide for information on how to connect your Host Card. Always power-up your Expansion System by turning on the power to the Expansion Chassis first, followed by your host computer. Windows ...

8 Chapter 3 Verify Installation When installed correctly, you will see three “PCI to PCI Bridges” below your system’s PCIe Controller. Any 3rd Party PCI cards installed in the chassis will appear below one of the PCI-to-PCI bridges. If everything is OK, then the Magma Expansion System installation is complete. You can now proceed to Chapter 4 for help with the installation of 3rd Party PCI Cards. If, however, the installation was unsuccessful, you may not see the PCI to PCI Bridge, or it will have a small yellow in front of it. If any of these devices are not displayed as shown above, you should shut down your system ...

Chapter 3 Verify Installation 9 MAC OS 10.3.x & 10.4.x Next, click on the PCI Card item. You should see a pci-bridge device listed under PCI as shown below: Any PCI Cards you install in the expansion chassis will appear behind the pci-bridge device. MAC OS 10.2.x Next, click on the Devices tab. You should see a pci-bridge device listed under PCI as shown below: Any PCI Cards you install in the expansion chassis will appear behind the pci-bridge device. If any of these devices are not displayed as shown above, you should shut down your system (computer first, then the expansion chassis) and reconnect the cables and the PCI exp ...

10 Chapter 4 Install 3 rd Party PCI Cards Chapter 4 Install 3rd Party PCI Cards This chapter provides information on how to install 3rd Party PCI cards into your Magma expansion chassis. More details on the installation of individual cards are provided by the card’s manufacturer. This chapter is provided as a simple guide to help you install your PCI cards in the chassis. For the purpose of installation, the Magma expansion chassis functions exactly as a standard desktop computer chassis. Always follow the manufacturer’s instructions for installing their card on a desktop computer. IMPORTANT We will provide reasonabl ...

Chapter 4 Install Third Party PCI Cards 11 Slide the enclosure cover backwards, disengaging it from the guides at the front of the enclosure, by firmly grasping the rear cover lip over the card IO area and pulling the cover backward about ¼” and then lifting the cover off. CAUTION When replacing the enclosure cover, be sure that the front edge guides on the cover engage the inner lip of the enclosure. Install PCI Card in PCI Expansion Chassis Install PCI cards following PCI card manufacturer’s recommendations. Some PCI card manufacturers recommend that you install their software driver(s) prior to installing the hardwar ...

12 Chapter 4 Install 3 rd Party PCI Cards Make sure that all PCI cards are fully seated in their connectors. When correctly seated in its connector, you will notice a firm resistance when you pull up gently on the card. To keep the cards in place, secure them in the enclosure with their retaining screws (supplied with the Magma expansion chassis). IMPORTANT The sheer number of PCI cards and device drivers available makes it impossible for Magma to fully test and certify all available PCI cards for use in the Magma expansion chassis. Our best advice to you in this regard is to insist on full PCI Specification compliance from ...