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Cubix Corporation 

 2800 Lockheed Way 

 Carson City, NV 89706-0719 

 Page 8 

Sales 800.829.0550 

 

http://www.cubix.com

 

 [email protected] 

 Xpander-desktop-elite-g3 20190201 

Note: Fan speed is controlled by adjusting fan voltage based on sensed system temperature. Fan voltage 
adjusts from 6V min (25deg C or lower) at 50% to 12V max (50deg C or higher) at 100%. Fan voltage is 
the same for all fans. 

Status:  PWR OFF is 0V at 00%; system is in standby. 
Status:  Running aaV at pp%; fan is good; aa = fan voltage and pp = fan power percent (%). 
Status:  STOPPED is 12V at 100%; fan fault: fan voltage is set to full on. 
Status:  NO FAN aaV at pp%; Xpander can be configured with 1, 2, 3 or 4 fans. No fan means fan 

is not installed. 

 
 

PCIe Link Status 
 
 

Menu 

Sub-menu 

Sub-menu 

Sub-menu 

 
 
 

 

Menu: PCIe Link Status 

Sub-Menu:  Indicates x16 PCIe cable installation status 

 

Connected     

x16 cable is properly connected to the HIC 

 

NOT-Connected 

x16 cable is not properly connected to the HIC 

Sub-Menu: x16 PCIe cable link speed and link width. Speed and width depend on the host capability. 

 

Speed: 2.5Gb/s, 5.0Gb/s or 8.0Gb/s 

 

Width: x1, x2, x4, x8, x

16 and “NO Link” when the host did not successfully link or Xpander is 

in standby power. 

 Sub-Menu: Link speed and link width for slots 1-4. 

 

Speed: 2.5Gb/s, 5.0Gb/s or 8.0Gb/s 

 

Slot 1 - 4 width: x1, x2, x4, x

8, and “NO Link” when the slot is empty, unsuccessful link, or 

Xpander is in standby power. 

 
LCD Backlight Control 
Press right button to toggle the LCD backlight On / Off. 
 

Fan Speed Control 

Shunts JP7 and JP8 are used to change the fan profile to reduce fan noise. For both JP7 and 
JP8, pin 1 is farthest from the board edge and pin 3 is closest to the board edge. 

 

Fan Profile 

JP7 

JP8  

*Tmax 

*Tmin 

Performance Mode 

1-2 

1-2 

55C 

20C 

Quiet Mode 

1-2 

2-3 

65C 

30C 

High Performance Mode 

2-3 

1-2 

40C 

5C 

**GPU Mode 

2-3 

2-3 

80C/40C 

45C/5C 

* Tmax - Fan Voltage ~12V, Tmin - Fan Voltage ~6V  
**GPU Mode:   Tmax: GPU temp = 80C, if no GPU is found Tmax = 40C (on-board temp sensors) 

Tmin: GPU temp = 45C, if no GPU is found Tmin = 5C (on-board temp sensors) 
GPUs supported: Quadro K6000, M6000 and P6000 

 
Fan Profile Guidelines. GPU Mode supports 4 x double-wide GPUs like NVIDIA Quadro or GTX 
Series. High-Performance Mode supports 2 

– 3 double-wide GPUs. Performance Mode 

supports 2 x double-wide GPUs. Quiet Mode supports 1 x double-wide GPU or 4 x single-wide 
GPUs. See Technical Specifications on page 2. 
 
 

PCIe Link 

Status 

PCIe X16 Cable 

Connected 

PCIe Cable 

8.0Gb/s  X16 

PCIe Slot n 

8.0Gb/s  X16 

Содержание Xpander Desktop Elite

Страница 1: ...P 6P auxiliary power connectors and a fan that cools 4 x double wide actively cooled GPUs or other PCIe cards Adjustable fan settings see page 8 allow quieter operation if fewer GPUs or single wide GPUs or other PCIe cards are installed Xpander Desktop Elite Technical Specifications Expansion slots x16 std PCI Express x16 mechanical electrical on 1 Main Interface Boards MIB Number of slots MIB 4 s...

Страница 2: ...put power is not to exceed 1 200Watts Standard aux power 4 sets of connectors each with 8pins 8pins Optional aux power 4 sets of connectors each with 8pins 6pins Operating environment 0 to 30 Celsius 32 to 86 Fahrenheit temperature 5 to 80 non condensing humidity Dimensions no handle 10 85 H x 8 50 W x 16 17 D 27 56cm H x 21 59cm W x 41 07cm D Dimensions with handle 12 60 H x 8 50 W x 16 17 D 32 0...

Страница 3: ...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 t...

Страница 4: ...the Cable P0 LED lights green 9 Switch off AC power to the host computer and disconnect power to Desktop Elite Leave the external PCIe cable to the host computer port connected 10 Remove as many screws as necessary to install GPUs or other PCIe devices For example if you have 2 x double wide GPUs remove 4 x screws After installation these screws will hold down end brackets of GPUs or other PCIe de...

Страница 5: ... the scanpci tool discussed in Step 14 13 Connect power to Desktop Elite and power up the computer to confirm that the appropriate slot link LEDs P1 P5 P7 and P9 in the image above are lit green which confirms that you have installed the controller s correctly in each slot 14 For instance in a PC running Microsoft Windows check Windows Device Manager Within Windows you can also run GPU Z a utility...

Страница 6: ...pander Desktop Elite front panel LCD provides enclosure details and status Beneath the LCD are two buttons left button scrolls through main menu items and right button scrolls through sub menu items When you first connect power Xpander comes up in standby mode The LCD displays Cubix on the top line and Corporation on the bottom line This is the Start menu Access all other main menu items by pressi...

Страница 7: ... Status PWR Standby Main power is off system is in standby PWR ON Good Main power is on 3 3V 5V 12 12V are within spec PWR ON FAULT Main power is on 3 3V 5V 12V or 12V is out of spec Temperature Status Menu Sub menu Menu Temperature Status Sub Menu Display the temperature of the 3 temperature sensors in degrees Celsius Note If a temperature sensor fails FLT fault appears under the failed sensor Fa...

Страница 8: ... not successfully link or Xpander is in standby power Sub Menu Link speed and link width for slots 1 4 Speed 2 5Gb s 5 0Gb s or 8 0Gb s Slot 1 4 width x1 x2 x4 x8 and NO Link when the slot is empty unsuccessful link or Xpander is in standby power LCD Backlight Control Press right button to toggle the LCD backlight On Off Fan Speed Control Shunts JP7 and JP8 are used to change the fan profile to re...

Страница 9: ...ash Resolution Reset the LCD s MCU by pressing and holding the left button for 3 seconds while Xpander is running Issue The HB LED inside Xpander flashes green Resolution This is normal it indicates that the on board MCU is running properly Issue Cable LED inside Xpander does not light green Resolution Check the following Confirm that the HIC is firmly seated in a PCIe slot within the host compute...

Страница 10: ...e fault Issue After acknowledging a fault the front panel LCD screen backlight continues flashing on off which indicates two or more faults If multiple faults have occurred when you acknowledge the first fault the LCD will jump to the next fault and the LCD backlight will once again flash on off This continues until you clear all faults Resolution Acknowledge the fault by pressing the Menu button ...

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