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Front Fan Removal / Installation

Remove the mounting screws on the side panel, see pictures below

Gently pull out the Fan housing

Disconnect the two Fan Power Cables

Remove all screws from the front.

Flip the fan housing to access the back side of the fan and remove the rest of the screws.

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Summary of Contents for EXPRESSBOX 3400

Page 1: ...EXPRESSBOX 3400 User Manual PCIe to PCIe Expansion Model EB3400...

Page 2: ...15 Install PCIe Cards STEP 4 16 Aux Power Connectors 17 High Power PCIe card installation 17 Connect PCIe Cable STEP 5 19 To Disconnect Cable 19 Cable Configuration 20 Attach Power Cord STEP 6 20 Con...

Page 3: ...Information 28 Interface Card LEDs 28 LINKUP SLOT LEDs 30 Activity LEDs 31 Backplane LEDs 31 Internal Front Fan Control Settings 32 Front Fan Removal Installation 33 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 34 Chap...

Page 4: ...p 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 causing injury DANG...

Page 5: ...1 Before taking covers off a computer perform the following steps 2 Turn off the computer and any peripheral devices 3 Disconnect the computer and peripheral power cords from their AC outlets or inle...

Page 6: ...hich can include wrist straps and smocks when servicing equipment You can also take the following steps to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge ESD When unpacking a static sensitive component f...

Page 7: ...Product Name Description ExpressBox 3400 7 Slot Expansion Gen 3 Use Magma s PCI Express Expansion to create a super fast PCIe connection outside the computer The ExpressBox 3400 is the perfect solutio...

Page 8: ...l x16 PCIe PCIe Link Cards Form Factor X8 PCIE low Profile half length LED Indicators PCIe Link width reset clock Interconnect Bandwidth PCIe Gen 3 8 GT s to all peripherals and host link Physical Cha...

Page 9: ...uired for installation Read this manual Part List ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY 1 Host Interface card 1 2 1meter or 2meter IO cable 1 3 Power Cord 1 4 Expansion Interface Card Installed 1 4 QSG Quick Start Gui...

Page 10: ...for Interface card c Slot LEDs Link and Activity LEDs 2 Interface card a Expansion and Host mode DIP switch b Speed Toggle switches c One Cable port x8 3 Power Supply a Power cord socket b On Off Swit...

Page 11: ...Magma ExpressBox 3400 Chapter 1 ExpressBox 3400 Expansion 11...

Page 12: ...ging If you need to set a circuit 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 Hi...

Page 13: ...ards High Power PCIe cards after you have verified and tested that the Magma expansion chassis is functional When installing 3rd Party PCIe cards start with one card first just to see if there are any...

Page 14: ...t the Expansion Interface card is already installed need to install the Expansion Interface card Interface card or install a new Expansion Interface card follow these Turn off the Expansion chassis fi...

Page 15: ...d to change the mounting bracket to the low profile bracket that shipped with your system see This is done by removing the screws that hold the card to the Be sure you are using proper ESD procedures...

Page 16: ...installed in a X4 lane card slot leave the Host Interface Card setting as is The host computer dictates what link width and speed the expansion system will operate in Install PCIe Cards STEP 4 Remove...

Page 17: ...ards High Power PCIe card installation ExpressBox 3400 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation accepts all types of PCIe cards x1 x2 x4 x8 or x16 accepts all types of PCIe cards x1 x2 x4 x8 or x16 accepts all...

Page 18: ...rate High power PCIe cards or GPUs that requires auxiliary power should come with power adapter cables There are three 4 pin Molex AUX power connectors and two 6 2 pin PCIe connectors from the power s...

Page 19: ...to host computer x8 port see pictures below Electrostatic Discharge ESD Warning The PCIe cables are high performance communication cables and as such are sensitive to electrostatic discharge ESD Use a...

Page 20: ...only connect the PCIe cable to of the Interface card Note Do not plug in the PCIe cable to x16 port the expansion unit will not operate the power cord from the expansion chassis and your host computer...

Page 21: ...orrect methods when powering up your expansion unit Before powering ON the system make sure all PCIe cards are seated properly into the card slots For ExpressBox 3400 you will need to press the front...

Page 22: ...nd 2 5v 2 One 1V Solid Green 3 One Solid Green LINKUP SLOT 0 LED D8 Check and verify Expansion Card LEDs 4 Eight Solid Green LEDs on the Expansion Inte ExpressBox 3400 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...

Page 23: ...nated You should see 8 solid green LEDs are illuminated ExpressBox 3400 Check Inside the host computer make sure the host interface card LEDs are properly illuminated You should see 8 solid green LEDs...

Page 24: ...rals such as hard drives into the chassis If however the installation was unsuccessful you may not see the PCI to PCI Bridge or it will have a small yellow symbol in front of it as shown below The fir...

Page 25: ...Box 3400 Chapter 3 Software Installation r for Mac OS To verify a successful installation of Magma ExpressBox 3400 on Mac select About This Mac under the Your first step will vary depending on which v...

Page 26: ...ystem Report 2 Click PCI cards ExpressBox 3400 Chapter 3 Software Installation unit has been installed in a Linux based system its installation can be verified by typing the following command lines Di...

Page 27: ...vers have been required for Magma Expansion and Host Interface card with Windows 7 rivers for any 3rd Party PCIe cards that you install into the expansion unit Drivers Party PCIe cards can be obtained...

Page 28: ...d Technical Information Technical Information is capable of operating at x16 x8 x4 x2 and x1 link widths With ExpressBox the Interface card can only operate in a x8 speed is ON the Reset is asserted i...

Page 29: ...AND D7 when illuminated it signifies power is good see table below seeing One or Two Green LEDs that are illuminated on the Backplane after the Magma EXPRESSBOX 3400 is turned on you may be having a p...

Page 30: ...icators SLOT LINK UP LED illuminates when a PCIe card is installed When all of the PCIe slots are populated with PCIe cards all SLOT LINK UP LEDs should come on see picture If you have PCIE cards inst...

Page 31: ...apter 4 Advanced Technical Information dicator When this LED comes ON it signifies that the PCIe card is executing a command or being used accessed by the application It comes ON as solid green and A...

Page 32: ...Magma provides EXPRESSBOX 3400 with the fan functioning at full speed MAX However noise is a concern for many applications For noise sensitive applications we have provided an Adjustable Fan Control...

Page 33: ...Remove the mounting screws on the side panel see pictures below Gently pull out the Fan housing Disconnect the two Fan Power Cables Remove all screws from the front Flip the fan housing to access the...

Page 34: ...5 Troubleshooting shooting Q If the Interface card fails to power up what should I check A Make sure it is firmly seated into the PCIe card slot 0 power supply is working A If the Interface card is p...

Page 35: ...ould be set to OFF host and the other is set to nterface card that must be set correctly in order to work set to ON EXP should be installed only inside the Magma Expansion when set to OFF HOST should...

Page 36: ...to avoid or prevent possible damage Note Expansion board and PCIe PCI cards that arrive damaged in shipment will not be covered under warranty Returning Merchandise to MAGMA If factory service is req...

Page 37: ...of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference t...

Page 38: ...Manual P N 09 09998 00 Rev A...

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