Chapter 3: Magma 13-Slot Expansion Chassis
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Configuring the Magma
13-Slot Expansion Chassis
Before installing any of the following hardware,
turn off the expansion chassis, your computer,
and any peripherals. Leave your computer’s
power cable plugged in so the computer is
grounded.
Do not remove cards from their antistatic bags
until you have discharged static electricity by
touching a grounded object (such as the power
supply of your computer).
Connecting the Expansion Chassis
Install the chassis host card:
1
Install the Magma Host Card in the lowest
numbered slot in your computer.
To locate the lowest numbered slot, refer to your
computer’s documentation, or see “Verifying
Slot Numbers in Your Computer with DigiTest”
on page 25.
2
Attach a 2- or 4-foot expansion chassis cable
to the host card. If necessary, refer to the Magma
guide for specific instructions.
3
If using a SCSI HBA, install it in the highest
numbered remaining slot in your computer.
For 9500/9600 computers, the SCSI HBA should
reside before the video card.
Install the chassis controller card:
1
Install the Magma Controller card in the Ex-
pansion Slot of the expansion chassis:
• For model PCI-13-RX-400V, this is the slot
furthest from the power supply.
• For model PCI-13R, this is the slot nearest the
power supply.
2
Attach the other end of the expansion chassis
cable to the controller card. If necessary, refer to
the Magma guide for specific instructions.
Installing the Digidesign Cards
Install the Digidesign audio cards:
1
Install the primary Core card (clock master
with primary audio interface) in slot 4 of the ex-
pansion chassis.
2
If using a Pro Tools 24 MIX system, install the
remaining cards in successive chassis slots in the
following order:
• MIX Core cards (additional)
• MIX Farm cards
• d24 cards
• MIX I/O card
• DSP Farm cards
• SampleCell cards
If using Magma model PCI-13R, make sure
you attach the chassis cable to the host card
and
not
your SCSI HBA. Both cards have a
68-pin VHDCI connector.
6-foot expansion chassis cables are not sup-
ported.
See “Example 1, Magma 13-Slot” on
page 13.
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