
Magma
EB7-X8G2 | Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
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The illustratiob below shows what a PCI Express slots looks like in the computer’s mother-board compared to a standard
PCI slots.
STOP
YOU MUST ONLY INSTALL THE PCIe HOST CARD INTO A
PCI EXPRESS SLOT
.
Only use cards WITH brackets.
This will ensure that your PCIe host card can only be inserted into a PCIe
slot. Although PCI Express cards without brackets may fit into conventional PCI slots, you run the risk of
damaging the PCI Express host card if you insert it into a PCI slot. Please ensure that your host computer
has PCI Express slots and install the host card
only
into a PCI Express slot.
Install PCIe Cards
It is highly recommended to install third party PCIe cards / High Power PCIe cards after you have verified and tested that
the Magma expansion chassis is functional and free of hardware failures. The next step is to connect the Ipass cable.
For PCIe cards installation got to Chapter XX.