Cubix Corporation
2800 Lockheed Way
Carson City, NV 89706-0
713 ● Page 3
Sales 800.829.0550
http://www.cubix.com
xpander-rackmount8-4u-g3 20140317
Included
Xpander Rackmount 8 includes four cooling fans, two 1,500W power supplies and two power
cords as well as two Main Interface Boards (MIBs), two PCIe x16 HICs and two external PCIe
x16 cables. 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 in the unit.
Quick Start without Detail
Install a GPU in the host system and install device drivers. Once you have verified operation,
shut down, move the GPU to GPU-Xpander, install the HIC in the same slot within the host
computer, connect GPU-Xpander to the HIC using the cable provided and connect power to
Xpander Rackmount 8. Boot the host computer. If the host operating system (OS) is plug-n-
play, the OS detects the GPUs and loads device drivers.
Start-up / Installation / Test Procedure with Detail
Each Rack Mount 8 provides
two MIB
s
, each with four PCIe
x16 slots. You can connect
MIBs to HICs in one host or
you can connect each MIB to a
HIC in each of two hosts;
however, each MIB
supports
only one host computer.
See the guides at the right for
the power receptacle that
controls each MIB inside the
Rack Mount 8 enclosure. Make
sure you disconnect power to
the appropriate MIB
inside the
enclosure before installing or
removing GPUs.
During this procedure, place
the Rack Mount 8 enclosure 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.
1. Switch off AC power from
the host computer(s).
Leave the power cord to
each connected.
2. Connect a power cord to
each of the four
receptacles (one for each MIB) at the Rack Mount 8 enclosure rear.
