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P RELIMINAR Y PCI Expansion System User's Manual 64-bit/66MHz 7 Slot Series 9918 Via Pasar San Diego, CA 92126 Phone (858) 530-2511 Fax (858) 530-2733 www.
Copyright © 2003 MA GMA This publi cation i s prote cted by Fe deral C opyright L aw, wi th all rig hts reserved. No part of thi s publi cation m ay be copied , photo copied, reproduced, stor ed in a.
MAGMA Table of Cont ents i Table of Contents PREFACE I Advisori es i Safety Instruc tions ii When Working Inside a Computer ii Protecti ng Against E lectrostatic Discharge iii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.
MAGMA ii Tab le of Content s Bus Hierarc hy 27 CHAPTER 4 WARRANTY & TECH SUPPORT 28 Product Warranty 28 30 Day Money Back Guar antee 28 Free Tech nical A ssista nce 28 Warranty & Repair in Se .
MAGMA Preface i Preface Advisories Three types of advi sories ar e used thro ughout thi s manual to provid e helpful inf ormation or to alert you to the potent ial for hardw are damage or personal injur y. They are Notes, C aution s, and Warnings. Th e following is an example of e ach typ e of ad visor y.
MAGMA ii Preface Sa fety I nst ruc tio ns WARNING The Tower PCI Expansion System is to be installed on deskt op o r tabletops only. The unit will become unstable if operated as a f loo r standing unit and unintentional forc e is applied t o the top of the unit.
MAGMA Preface iii 2. Disconne ct the compu ter and perip herals from their po wer sources to pr event electric s hock or syst em board dam age. 3. Follow the g uideli nes pro vided in “Re gulator y Compli ance Statements” on the fol lowing p age. 4.
MAGMA iv Preface proper ESD proced ure, whic h can include w rist str aps and sm ocks, when servici ng equi pment. You can als o take t he foll owing ste ps to pr event d am age from electrostati c di.
MAGMA Chapter 1 In troduction 1 Chapter 1 Introduction The 64-bit /66MHz 7 Slot PC I Expans ion Syst em MAGM A's 64-bit/66MH z 7 Slot PCI Expa nsion System is a gener al- purpose bu s expa nsion system for the Periphera l Com ponent Interconnect (PCI) lo cal bus.
MAGMA 2 C hapter 1 I ntroducti on Pre-I nst allati on Info rmat io n Before using the 7 Sl ot 64-bit/ 66MHz PCI Expan sion Sy stem you sho uld perform the fol lowing steps: • Inventor y the sh ippin.
MAGMA Chapter 1 In troduction 3 NOTE The PCI Expans ion System is s hipped with many part s packaged in a separate box within the l arger box that the expansion sys tem is shipped in.
MAGMA 4 Chapt er 2 Ins talla tion Gu ide Chapter 2 Ins tallation Guide The foll owing st eps w ill gui de yo u in c omplet ing the insta llation of your new 64-bit/6 6MHz 7 S lot PCI Expan sion Sy stem. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Warning All PCI cards are suscept ible to electrost atic discharge.
MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 5 the card into any ava ilable PCI slot and secur i ng it with a retainin g screw. Step T wo: Att ach PCI Ex pansi on and Po wer Cabl e(s) A set of four 3-meter sh ielded, high-spee d cable s are include d with your PCI Expansion System .
MAGMA 6 Chapt er 2 Ins talla tion Gu ide NOTE If at al l possible, plug all power c ords from the P CI Expansion System and your host computer int o a shared power strip, preferably one tha t has surge and noise suppression circ uitry built into it.
MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 7 There may a lso be an On/O ff switc h on th e power s upply, locate d in th e back of the e xpansi on sy stem.
MAGMA 8 Chapt er 2 Ins talla tion Gu ide Windows XP Driver Install/Verificat ion The follow ing dia log wil l appe ar the fir st time yo u boot your com puter with the PCI Expan sion Syste m insta lled: Insert the CDROM that was inc luded with your expansion syste m into the CDROM driv e of your computer .
MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 9 Choose Install the softw are automatical ly (Recomme nded) , then click Next . Your com puter sho uld automat ically find the appropriate driver and disp lay the fo llowi ng dialo g: The foll owing dia log shou ld appear : Click Fini sh .
MAGMA 10 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide Device Manager under the PCI Bu s that the expansion system is installe d on. Go to: Start Control P anel System (u se Classic Vie w) Hardware Device M anager Choose ‘View devic es by connecti on’ locate the PCI B us that the expansio n system is connecte d to.
MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 11 Windows 2000 Driver Inst all/ Verification The follow ing dia log wil l appe ar the fir st time yo u boot your com puter with the PCI Expan sion Syste m insta lled: Cli ck Next . The foll owing dia log will appear: Choose Se arch fo r a suit able driv er for my d evice (recommende d) , then click Next .
MAGMA 12 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide Insert the CDROM that was inc luded with your expansion syste m into the CDROM driv e of your computer . Make su re CD-ROM d rives is checked, t hen c lick Next . Your com puter sho uld automat ically find the appropriate driver and disp lay the fo llowi ng dialo g: Cli ck Next .
MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 13 Cli ck Finish , but you're not finis hed insta lling the expansion system ye t. Y ou ha ve only inst all ed half of the e xpansion system brid ge de vices.
MAGMA 14 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide Althou gh you were not prompte d to do so, you must r estart your computer in order for yo ur comput er to see the PCI sl ots in th e expansion system. Go to: St art Shut Down Choos e ‘Restar t’ fro m the dro p down menu click OK.
MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 15 PCI device installat i on is now com plete. Con tinue to Step Six, page 23..
MAGMA 16 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide Windows ME Automatic Inst allat ion/ Verification The requir ed softwar e for the 64-bit/66MH z PCI Exp ansion System i s included w ith th e Window s M E oper ating sys tem. How ever , you s hould follow the instal lati on instr uctio ns below caref ull y.
MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 17 Choose Automatic search f or a b etter dri ver (Re commended) , then click Next . The foll owing dia log will appear a gain: Cli ck Finish .
MAGMA 18 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide Choose Automatic search f or a b etter dri ver (Re commended) , then click Next . The foll owing dia log will appear, b ut don ’t worry th is is normal. Cli ck Finish . Even tho ugh Windows M E was unable t o locate th e software for the last d evice i nstalle d.
MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 19 normal. Your dev ice man ager sh ould now lo ok sim ilar to t he fol lowing: Now go down to System devic es , you s hould s ee two PCI standard P CI-to-PCI bridges . These devices shou ld not have ‘Question Marks ’ or ‘Excla mation Mar ks’ in fron t of th em.
MAGMA 20 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide PCI device installat i on is now com plete. Con tinue to Step Six, page 23..
MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 21 Mac OS Automatic Installatio n/ V erif ication Mac OS X When using M ac OS X no additi onal sof tware or driver s are needed . The operat ing sy stem s hould automat ically r ecogni ze the PCI Expansion Sy stem.
MAGMA 22 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide Launch the Magma Slot s applicatio n by double- clicking its icon. It is recommende d that yo u launc h Magma Slots from a location on your desktop.
MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 23 Step Six: Po wer D own a nd Rem ove Co ver It is recom mended t hat you first shut down t he host comput er correct ly and then pow er down th e exp ansion sy stem to avoid ‘computer l ock-up’. Rack-mount Enclosure Four screws reta in the cover on the Rack-mou nt enclo sure.
MAGMA 24 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide you pull up gentl y on the card. To keep the car ds in place, s ecure them in the enclosure with th eir retain ing s crews (supp lied wi th the PC I Expansion Sy stem).
MAGMA Chapt er 2 I nsta llati on Guide 25 Step N ine: In st all PCI C ard Softw are NOTE Prior to instal ling the MAGMA PCI Expansion System, you should be familiar with the installation procedures f or the PCI cards that you are installi ng in the expansion syst em.
MAGMA 26 Cha pter 2 Insta llati on Gu ide Mac OS 9 : You nee d to use a ut ility pr ovided by MAGM A called Magm aSlo ts . Mag maSlo ts is available for do wnload at www.magma.com/su pport/support.htm. Step Ten : System Sh ould Be Up an d Runn ing Your system should now be u p and runn ing.
MAGMA Chapter 3 Bus H i erarchy 27 Chapter 3 Bu s Hierar c h y Bus Hierarchy The followi ng figure is repre sentative of the PC I Bus hier archy f or the 64-bit/66MH z 7 Slot PCI Expansi on System. This fi gure pictor ially conveys th e overa ll PCI bus topology o f the s ystem .
MAGMA 28 C hapter 4 Warrant y & Tech Support Chapter 4 W arranty & T ech Suppor t Product Warranty MAGM A PCI Expansion Sys tems carr y a one-y ear warranty a gainst defects in m aterials or workm anship from th e date of sh ipm ent to the original purc haser.
MAGMA Chapter 4 Warranty & Tech S upport 29 guarantee, you w ill need to p ackage th e product in a m anner sim ilar to the manner in whic h it was recei ved from our p lant.
MAGMA 30 C hapter 4 Warrant y & Tech Support The item must be returned to MAGMA with all parts and components that were shipped wit h it, in undamaged condition. The Customer shall be responsi ble for missi ng components and/or syst ems or components that are returned and are found to be physically damaged.
MAGMA Chapter 4 Warranty & Tech S upport 31 Returning M erchandise t o MAGMA If factory ser vice is requir ed, a Service Represent ative will give you a Return Merchand ise Authori zation (RM A) number. P ut this number and your retur n addre ss on the shipp ing label when yo u return the item (s) for service.
MAGMA 32 Appen dix A Co mplianc e APPENDIX A Complia nce FCC Class A Noti ce Note - This equipm ent has been tested and f ound to comply with the limi ts for a Class A digit al device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
MAGMA Appendix A Co mplia nce 33 Declar at ion of Confo rmit y Manufacturer’ s Name: MAGMA, Inc. A Mobilit y Ele ctron ics, Inc., Comp any Manufacturer’ s A ddress: 9918 V i a Pas a r San Diego, C.
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