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Xpander-desktop-elite-g3 20190201
Quick Start without Detail
This quick start is for users who have installed GPUs in Cubix Xpander products. If you have not
installed Xpander before, proceed to the Start-up / Test Procedure with Detail below.
Install a GPU in a host system PCIe x16 slot and install device drivers. Once you have verified
operation, repeat the process for other PCIe cards. After verifying operation for each type of
PCIe card, move the cards to Xpander, install the HIC in the same slot in the host computer and
connect Xpander to the HIC using the cable provided. Connect power to Xpander and power on
the host computer. Boot the host computer. If it is plug-n-play, the operating system (OS) will
detect the new hardware configuration and install device drivers.
Start-up / Test Procedure with Detail
Check your host computer motherboard vendor’s Website for device driver and firmware
updates, especially those that may affect multiple GPUs. During this procedure, place the
Xpander Desktop Elite on a stable surface. Use a Philips #2 screwdriver. Do not install graphics
or other controllers until instructed to do so.
1. Remove AC power to the host computer and to Xpander.
2. Install the x16 HIC in a PCIe x16 slot within the host computer. In Apple® Mac Pro, install
the x16 HIC in PCIe slot 2.
3. Remove the screws holding
the top cover,
remove it and set it aside.
4.
Connect the external PCIe cable coming from
the Xpander Desktop Elite into the HIC in the
host computer. Make sure the cable
connector seats firmly in the HIC port. You
will feel the cable connector click into place.
See the image of a properly-seated
connector in an Apple Mac Pro at the right.
5. Connect a power cord to the receptacle at
the enclosure rear.
6. Check the connection LED near the HIC
L-bracket in the host. If you have properly
seated the HIC in the host PCIe slot, you will
see the LED near the HIC L-bracket light
steady green.
7. Power on the host computer. Xpander
Desktop Elite also powers on.
