Cubix Corporation
2800 Lockheed Way
Carson City, NV 89706-0719
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Sales 800.829.0550
http://www.cubix.com
xpander-rackmount2-g3 20181115
Rear panel
1 power input receptacle and 1 x PCIe x16 cable receptacle
Cooling fans
2 x fans run at 90cfm (cubic feet per minute) maximum
Air flow direction
Front to rear
Xpander power up
Fan is full on for 10s (seconds)
Fan speed, minimum
50% (6Volts) at 25 degrees C or less
Fan speed, maximum
100% (12Volts) at 50 degrees C or more
Fan speed, range
25 degrees C to 50 degrees C in gradual, linear progression
Normal operation
D1 LED = 1 pulse of 10ms (millisecond) on for every 700ms off
Error indication
D1 LED = 4 pulses of 10ms on for every 700ms off
Error conditions
[1] No fan tachometer or [2] no temperature sensor connected
AC power supply
Single-phase, auto-ranging, 100 - 240VAC, 9.5 - 4.5Amps, 50 / 60Hz; total
output power is not to exceed 800Watts
Operating environment
0° to 30° Celsius (32° to 86° Fahrenheit) temperature
5% to 80% non-condensing humidity
Dimensions (2U)
3.50" H x 19.00" W x 16.00" D (8.89cm H x 48.26cm W x 40.64cm D)
Weight
18.50lbs (8.39kg) with no GPUs
Warranty / period
Parts & labor return to manufacturer / 2 years
Ext. warranty period
Optional 3 years
Included
Rack Mount 2 includes two cooling fans, an 800W power supply and a power cord as well as
one 2-slot main board with risers, one PCIe x16 HIC and one external PCIe x16 cable. It does
not include installation media because installation requires no driver or other software. The only
drivers you install are those for the devices you install. Cubix provides a standard, two-year
warranty with the purchase of each Rack Mount 2.
Optional
The standard external PCIe cable length is 2meter. Optional 1m PCIe cable is also available.
The maximum duty cycle for PCIe cables is 250 mating cycles. Cubix offers a third-year
warranty option on Xpander products for a total of three years.
Quick Start Without Detail
Ignore this step if you wish. Install a GPU in the host system and install device drivers. Once
you have verified operation, shut down, move the GPU to Xpander, install the HIC in the same
slot within the host computer, connect Xpander to the HIC using the cable provided, connect
power to Xpander Rack Mount 2. Boot the host computer. If the host operating system (OS) is
plug-n-play, the OS detects the hardware devices and loads device drivers.
Start-up / Test / Installation Procedure With Detail
Check your host computer motherboard vendor
’s Website for device driver and firmware
updates, especially those that may affect multiple accelerators. During this procedure, place the
Rack Mount 2 on a stable surface. Use a Philips #2 screwdriver for this procedure. Do not install
graphics or other controllers until instructed to do so within this procedure. Cubix recommends
that you do not install your first Rack Mount 2 enclosure in the rack mount cabinet until you have
finished.
1. Switch off AC power to the host computer. Leave the power cord connected.
2. Switch off AC power to Xpander Rack Mount 2.
3. Install the x16 HIC in a PCIe x16 slot within the host computer.
