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8               Chapter 3     Verify Installation 

CHAPTER 3     Verify Installation 

The Magma Host Card is not visible to the Windows’ Device Manager or 
the Apple System Profiler 

until the Expansion System has been 

successfully connected and properly powered on

. Therefore, you will 

need to connect your Expansion System to the host computer and turn 
them both on before you can verify the Magma Expansion Chassis 
installation. Always power-up your Expansion System by turning on the 
power to the Expansion Chassis first, followed by your host computer. 

Windows 

To verify a successful installation on Windows, find the ‘

My Computer

’ 

icon and “right-click” on it. Then select ‘

Manage

’ from the pop-up menu. 

Next, click on ‘

Device Manager

’ in the leftmost Computer Management 

window. Finally, click on the 

View Menu

  and select 

View Devices by 

Connection.

  

 

Open ACPI (BIOS) 

 Open PCI Bus

 Click the ‘+’ sign several times 

until your reach a PCI or PCI Express Root Port with a PCI Standard 
PCI-to-PCI Bridge beneath it. 

 

When installed correctly, you will see three “PCI to PCI Bridges” below 
your system’s PCIe Controller.  Any 3

rd

 Party PCI cards installed in the 

chassis will appear below one of the PCI-to-PCI bridges.  

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Страница 1: ...PCI Expansion Chassis User s Guide 3 Slot PCI Expansion Model PE3R...

Страница 2: ...lectro magnetic mechanical optical or otherwise in whole or in part without prior written consent from Magma Limitation of Liability Information presented by Magma in this guide is believed to be accu...

Страница 3: ...t Expansion Cable to Expansion Chassis 6 Recheck the Installation 6 Applying Power Correctly 7 UStarting Up 7 CHAPTER 3 VERIFY INSTALLATION 8 Windows 8 Mac OS X 9 CHAPTER 4 INSTALL 3 RD PARTY PCI CARD...

Страница 4: ...MORE SLOTS 30 Multiple PCI Expansion System Configurations 30 Fan Out 31 Verify your configuration 32 Daisy Chaining 33 Verify your configuration 34 Combination Configurations 34 PCI Card Conflicts 35...

Страница 5: ...lowing parts Chapter 1 Provides General Specifications and Parts List Chapter 2 Briefly explains Expansion Chassis installation Chapter 3 Explains how to verify a successful installation Chapter 4 Pro...

Страница 6: ...ing step from causing injury DANGER or STOP Used to indicate and prevent the following step from causing serious injury or significant data loss Disclaimer We have tried to identify all situations tha...

Страница 7: ...electronic equipment in the area of your system WhenWorkingInsideaComputer Before taking covers off a computer perform the following steps 1 Turn off the computer and any peripherals 2 Disconnect the...

Страница 8: ...lity strongly encourages you to follow proper ESD procedure which can include wrist straps and smocks when servicing equipment You can also take the following steps to prevent damage from electrostati...

Страница 9: ...wer Supply 550 Watt Auto switching 100 240V 50 60Hz Standard Cable 1 meter PCI expansion cable MTBF 35 000 hours calculated with fans 95 000 hours calculated without fans PCI Local Bus Specification R...

Страница 10: ...PCI Express x1 is standard 2 Rack mount brackets 4 Rubber feet to be installed by user 1 User s Manual The Magma PCI expansion cable uses a 68 pin connector however it is NOT an off the shelf SCSI cab...

Страница 11: ...over Turning the system power off at the power on off switch does not remove power to components High voltage is still present CAUTION Before touching anything inside the enclosure move to an ESD stat...

Страница 12: ...InstalltheHostAdapter The PCI Express PCIe Host interface card allows you to connect the PE3R and PE3R 3 3V expansion chassis units to a PCI Express host computer The host system requires at least an...

Страница 13: ...lease ensure that your host computer has PCI Express slots and install the host card only into a PCI Express slot ConnectExpansionCabletoComputer Position the Magma expansion chassis so that the suppl...

Страница 14: ...switch is set to the OFF position This switch is located below the power cord receptacle NOTE If at all possible plug all power cords from the Magma expansion chassis and your host computer into a sha...

Страница 15: ...on code to recognize the PCI bus hierarchy and any attached devices First turn on the power supply switch Next turn on the power switch on the front panel of the chassis A green LED indicator should l...

Страница 16: ...nsion Chassis first followed by your host computer Windows To verify a successful installation on Windows find the My Computer icon and right click on it Then select Manage from the pop up menu Next c...

Страница 17: ...nnection Then restart the Magma expansion chassis followed by the host computer Next try to verify the installation again as shown above If you are still having problems review Chapter 5 Troubleshooti...

Страница 18: ...n chassis will appear behind the pci bridge device If any of these devices are not displayed as shown above you should shut down your system computer first then the expansion chassis and reconnect the...

Страница 19: ...P Party PCI cards However if you have verified a successful installation of the Magma expansion system as defined in Chapter 4 but experience difficulty installing your 3P rd P Party PCI cards the PC...

Страница 20: ...about and then lifting the cover off CAUTION When replacing the enclosure cover be sure that the front edge guides on the cover engage the inner lip of the enclosure InstallPCICardsinPCIExpansionChass...

Страница 21: ...rds are fully seated in their connectors When correctly seated in its connector you will notice a firm resistance when you pull up gently on the card To keep the cards in place secure them in the encl...

Страница 22: ...OS is your best assurance that everything will install and operate smoothly Not all PCI cards are as well behaved as they should be Sometimes simply moving a PCI card that is having a problem to a dif...

Страница 23: ...ving problems try these simple troubleshooting steps My Computer Can t Find the PCI Expansion System When Nothing Works My PCI Card Doesn t Work The PCI to PCI Expansion System is correctly displayed...

Страница 24: ...tional troubleshooting steps Double check the PCI host card to ensure it is inserted correctly in a PCI slot Try moving the PCI host card to a different PCI slot Check for a bad cable or connection Tr...

Страница 25: ...that you have correctly installed your 3P rd P Party PCI card s and their associated drivers as required If it powers up OK but nothing works check the computer s Device Manager or System Profiler to...

Страница 26: ...thout the Magma expansion system attached call Magma Technical Support ii If it still hangs the problem is in the computer and not with the Magma expansion system or the 3 rd Party PCI cards b If it b...

Страница 27: ...or fail to resolve your problem 1 Shut down the computer followed by the Magma expansion chassis 2 Remove the PCI card displaying a problem 3 Replace the problem card with a simple PCI card such as an...

Страница 28: ...the PCIe to PCI Bridge Connections and the 3P rd P Party PCI card s are now correctly visible Support for 3P rd P Party PCI Cards Magma will provide reasonable technical support to with 3P rd P Party...

Страница 29: ...code indicates that there is a problem with the 3rd Party PCI Card driver If necessary contact the PCI Card s manufacturer for updated PNP compatible drivers If all else fails contact Magma Technical...

Страница 30: ...sis are not working correctly Reinstall the PCI host card into the computer s PCI slot and recheck all cable connections If the error code remains try another PCI slot If you still have the error call...

Страница 31: ...uter Make 9 Computer Model 10 Operating System and Version 11 Make Model of PCI cards in expansion chassis 12 Detailed description of the problem You can also visit our web site at HTwww magma com sup...

Страница 32: ...tting a request at www magma com support 1 Locate a file called dbgview exe on the Magma CDROM 2 Double click on the file dbgview exe 3 While the dbgview screen is open locate and double click on a fi...

Страница 33: ...You can purchase an inexpensive license from APSoft for use beyond the evaluation period PCIScope has proven to be extremely useful when verifying and debugging configurations involving the Magma PCI...

Страница 34: ...e Help You should save this data as a file on your computer Please include your name and date as part of the file name with an extension of bpd Then email this file to HTsupport magma comTH if you are...

Страница 35: ...ep the packaging from the original shipment of your Magma product However if you return a product to Magma for warranty repair replacement or take advantage of the 30 day money back guarantee you will...

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Страница 37: ...e only know how they increment starting from the host card The key point in the figure of the 3 slot topology is that the connecting cable between the host card and the 3 slot backplane is actually a...

Страница 38: ...uration the bios finds the Magma host card in a PCI slot The bios configures it and then looks beyond it to find any PCI cards installed in the expansion chassis The bios then configures the cards and...

Страница 39: ...s should be viewed as a Resource Toll road that runs from the computer CPU resource home through the Toll Booths the PCI bridges to the Resource Users PCI Cards As in the case of a real Toll Road the...

Страница 40: ...pass through COULD make a difference See Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for more information if you suspect this could be an issue with one of your specialty PCI cards Verify your configuration Before you...

Страница 41: ...y Chaining configurations the primary reason for using this one would be limitations on physical space This could be the number of available slots on the computer motherboard or a lack of desk or rack...

Страница 42: ...em Notice that each Daisy Chained unit appears in the Device Manager in the reverse order of its place in the configuration Combination Configurations Depending on your business requirements and your...

Страница 43: ...system configuration it is vital to correctly determine the nature of the problem Therefore the first task is to identify the card or chassis having a problem by using the Windows Device Manager or A...

Страница 44: ...contained in the Location field Look for the Error Code in the box in the center of the Properties Window and then go to the Windows Error Code section for information on how to resolve this issue MAC...

Страница 45: ...peration 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 that may cause undes...

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