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  • Page 1 EB3T-DB User Manual Thunderbolt™ to PCIe Expansion Model: EB3T -DB...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface Card & LEDs Backplane & LEDs Software How to check Magma device - Mac OS X How to Check Magma Device - Windows 7 and 8 How To Check PCIe cards - Mac OS X ExpressBox 3T |...
  • Page 3 How to Configure SAS / SATA Raid Chapter 5 Thunderbolt Interface Card Upgrade Interface Card Installation Check & Verify Magma Device in Apple System Profiler Check & Verify PCIe Device in Apple System Profiler Chapter 6 Troubleshooting / FAQ Chapter 7 Fan Upgrade...

  • Page 4: Preface

    Disclaimer: We have attempted to identify most situations that may pose a danger, warning, or caution condition in this manual. However, Magma does not claim to have covered all situations that might require the use of a Caution, Warning, or Danger indicator.

  • Page 5: Safety Instructions

    Magma Safety Instructions Always use caution when servicing any electrical component. Before handling the Magma Expansion chassis, read the following instructions and safety guidelines to prevent damage to the product and to ensure your own personal safety. Refer to the “Advisories”...
  • Page 6 Static electricity can harm system boards. Perform service at an ESD workstation and follow proper ESD procedures to reduce the risk of damage to components. Magma strongly encourages you to follow proper ESD procedures, which can include wrist straps and smocks, when servicing equipment.

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    EB3T-DB provides an 'outside-the-box' solution for using PCIe® cards with Thunderbolt-equipped computers. High- performance work flows are possible by connecting a Thunderbolt equipped computer to a Magma EB3T-DB containing PCIe cards such as video capture, media transcoding, audio processing, and fast data storage. And because Thunderbolt is also based on DisplayPort technology, you can daisy chain a high-resolution display with your Magma ExpressBox 3T.

  • Page 8: Pci Express Features

    Magma PCI Express Features  Supports three HALF-length cards  This chassis includes a PCI Express Gen 2 switch. Any two x4 ports, can merge to form an 8-lane port. Therefore, the x8 connector is used twice which allows slot 3 to be 8-lanes or slot 3 to be 4-lanes and slot 4 to be 4-lanes.

  • Page 9: Pre-Installation Information

    Magma Pre-Installation Information Before using the Magma Expansion chassis you should perform the following steps: • Inventory the shipping carton contents for all of the required parts • Gather all of the necessary tools required for installation • Read this manual...

  • Page 10: Tools Required For Installation

    Magma Tools Required for Installation To complete the installation of the Magma product you will need a Phillips-head screwdriver and ESD wrist strap to prevent electrostatic discharge. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Warning All add-in cards are susceptible to electrostatic discharge. When moving cards, it is best to carry the cards in anti-static packaging.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Magma Chapter 2 Hardware Installation The following steps will guide you through the installation of your Magma Expansion System. CAUTION Before touching anything inside the enclosure, move to an ESD station and follow proper ESD procedures. Failure to do so may result in electrostatic discharge, damaging the computer or its components. For more information, see “Protecting Against Electrostatic...

  • Page 12: Install Pcie Cards

    Magma Install PCIe Cards Some card manufacturers recommend that you install their software driver prior to installing the card. If this is the case, be sure to install the card driver before connecting EB3T-DBto the computer.  Slot 1 accepts x1 or x4 PCIe cards or the provided Fan Blower ...
  • Page 13 You can’t install a “FULL-LENGTH” PCIe card in the EB3T-DB. It can only accommodate / accept a “HALF-LENGT” card, see pictures below. If you are installing a “FULL-LENGTH” PCIe card, the EB3T-DB expansion unit is not the corret model to use. You need the EB3T model, it has no internal “Drive Bay.

  • Page 14: Extra Power

    Add-in System Blower If the PCIe cards run hot or are over 20 watts of power, Magma recommends installing the blower in the x4 Slot of ExpressBox 3T-DB. Use caution if loading three cards at once. Check for heat with two cards first.
  • Page 15 Magma CAUTION Before touching anything inside the enclosure, be sure unit has been off and is cool. Beware of touching anything in chassis if unit has been on. ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...

  • Page 16: Install Storage Controller Card

    Install Storage Controller Card NOTE A Storage controller card is not included with EB3T-DB. Magma does not sell a PCIe controller card. There are several companies such as ATTO, Areca, Adaptec and Startec and etc. that manufacture these type of cards.
  • Page 17 Magma ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...

  • Page 18: Storage Drive (S) Installation

    Storage Drive (s) Installation Storage drives (i.e SSD or SATA Drives) are not included with EB3T-DB. You have to purchase it separately from a party vendor. The following are steps on how to install drives in the Magma EB3T drive bay.
  • Page 19 Magma Turn the tray over and secure the drive. Install Drive Tray Secure all drive trays ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...

  • Page 20: Attach Power Cord

    Magma Attach Power Cord Connect Thunderbolt Cables Attach Thunderbolt cable into either top or bottom port on the ExpressBox 3T. Plug in Display Monitor, DVI/HDMI, or Display. If no display will be used, you can daisy chain other Thunderbolt devices. Plug in the other end of the Thunderbolt cable to the Thunderbolt port on the computer.

  • Page 21: Start Host Computer

    Start Host Computer EB3T-DB will automatically turn ON when the computer is turned ON. A BLUE light will shine when the expansion chassis is ON. EB3T-DBwill automatically turn OFF when the computer is turned OFF or goes into SLEEP mode.

  • Page 22: Chapter 3 Verify Installation

    If you are only seeing Two Green LEDs that are illuminated on the Thunderbolt Interface card after the Magma Roben-3 is turned on, this indicates that there a hardware failure within your expansion unit. Check your Thunderbolt cable, make sure it is connected firmly and the Thunderbolt Interface card is seated in the PCIE slot properly.
  • Page 23 Magma IMPORTANT If there is no Display Monitor attached to Thunderbolt™ 1 Interface card it would only show 4 illuminated solid GREEN LEDs, this is normal. See picture below. FIGURE T1-B IMPORTANT LEDs D700 and D701 on the Thunderbolt™ 1 Interface card are illuminated when power cord is attached to expansion unit.

  • Page 24: Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface Card & Leds

    Magma Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface Card & LEDs There are 10 LEDs on the Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card. These LEDs are essential in checking the power status of the board. It also serves as functional and failure indicators and helps in troubleshooting hardware problems.
  • Page 25 Magma If there is no Display Monitor attached to Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card it would only show 5 illuminated solid GREEN LEDs (D3, D4,D6,D7 and D9), this is normal. See FIGURE T2-B below. FIGURE T2-B ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 3...
  • Page 26 Magma LEDs D6 and D8 are illuminated when power cord is attached to expansion unit. This means the expansion unit is on standby- mode. See picture below. FIGURE T2-C Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface Card LEDs: Functional Mode - without external display device attached NOTE: If the above LEDs are not coming ON, please check the power standby cable make sure it is firmly connected to Thunderbolt Interface card power connector (J7).

  • Page 27: Backplane & Leds

    One solid green LED on the backplane signifies “standby mode”. The magma device is” switched off” on the electronic interface (but it draws some power) on standby mode. It is waiting to be activated by a remote power or remote controller.

  • Page 28: Software

    Magma requires no driver in Apple Mac Operating System. To verify a successful installation of Magma Roben-3 on Mac select “About This Mac” under the Apple Icon. Your first step will vary depending on which version of Mac OS X you are using: Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard or earlier:...
  • Page 29 Magma The picture below applies for Thunderbolt™ 2. “Tbolt2 Series” is the new device name for Thunderbolt™ 2. IMPORTANT Thunderbolt™ 2 requires Mac OS 10.9 and above. It is highly recommend to update your Mac to the latest Operating system before using the Thunderbolt™ 2 hardware.

  • Page 30: How To Check Magma Device - Windows 7 And 8

    If, however, the installation was unsuccessful, you may not see the PCI to PCI Bridge, or it will have a small yellow symbol in front of it as shown below. IMPORTANT Magma requires no driver in Windows Operating System, Unix OS, Linux and other flavor of Operating Systems. This applies to Thunderbolt™ 2 and Thunderbolt™ 1...

  • Page 31: How To Check Pcie Cards - Mac Os X

    Magma How To Check PCIe cards - Mac OS X IMPORTANT For Mac OS, a driver modification is required from the PCIe card provider. A Mac OS driver that is “Thunderbolt Aware” is required so the PCIe hardware will be recognized by Mac OS through Thunderbolt™...

  • Page 32: Install Pcie Device Driver

    Install PCIe Device Driver NOTE Magma does not provide nor supply any third party PCIe drivers. If you need driver you must contact the vendor or manufacturer of the PCIE card. If you would like to determine whether the 3 party PCIE card has a Thunderbolt Compatible driver or not you must also contact the vendor or manufacturer of the PCIe card.
  • Page 33 Magma NOTE Magma does not provide nor supply any third party PCIe drivers. If you need driver you must contact the vendor or manufacturer of the PCIE card. If you would like to determine whether the 3 party PCIE card has a Thunderbolt Compatible driver or not you must also contact the vendor or manufacturer of the PCIe card.

  • Page 34: How To Check Pcie Cards - Windows 7 And 8

    Magma Two PCIe cards with driver installed How to Check PCIe cards – Windows 7 and 8 Open ACPI (BIOS)  Open PCI BusClick the ‘+’ sign several times until your reach a PCI Express Root Port with a PCI Standard PCI-to-PCI Bridge beneath it.
  • Page 35 Magma ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 3 Verify Installation...

  • Page 36: Chapter 4 Technical Information

    Magma Chapter 4 Technical Information Control Fan Speed For low power or self-cooled cards you can reduce the fan noise by moving the jumper found under the removable cooling fan at the front of the chassis to the slowest speed setting. If the chassis gets hot during use, you should increase the fan speed to provide more cooling.

  • Page 37: Older Eb3T Unit - Fan Controller

    Magma Older EB3T unit – Fan Controller Below are steps on how to access the Fan controller on older EB3T units (first generation EB3T model). Setting the Fan to slowest speed mode ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...

  • Page 38: Setting The Fan To Fastest Speed Mode

    Magma Setting the Fan to fastest speed mode ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...

  • Page 39: New Eb3T Unit - Fan Controller

    Magma New EB3T unit – Fan Controller ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...

  • Page 40: Setting The Fan To Fast Speed Mode

    Magma Setting the Fan to fast speed mode Setting the Fan to slowest speed mode Setting the Fan to medium speed mode ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...

  • Page 41: N-Drive Cage Storage Kit

    Magma N-DRIVE CAGE STORAGE KIT The EB3T-DB model comes with a drive bay installed which provides users with the ability to add (4) 2.5" hard drives to an ExpressBox 3T.  Should you need to replace your entire drive bay housing you need to purchase the N-Drive Cage.

  • Page 42: Drive Bay Installation

    Magma NOTE PCIe Controller Card and Drives are not included with the storage KIT. Drive Bay Installation Connect Power Cable to Drive Interface Board Connect SAS / SATA Cable to Interface Board Connect EB3T Aux Cable to Interface Board Power Cable...
  • Page 43 Magma Mount Interface Board 4pin Connector is closer to the front fan as shown from the picture below. Secure the Interface board. Remove all 4 Drive Trays as shown from the pictures below. ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
  • Page 44 Magma Install Drive Cage as shown from the pictures below. The Label orientation should be far away from the Front fan. Align and latch Metal Tab in SLOT. ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
  • Page 45 Magma 10. Secure Drive Cage / Housing 11. Place drive inside the tray as shown from the pictures below. NOTE Drives are not included with the storage KIT ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
  • Page 46 Magma 12. Turn the tray over and secure the drive. 13. Drives are now ready 14. Install Drive Tray ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...

  • Page 47: Controller Card Installation

    RAID configuration you need a RAID controller card. Otherwise, a simple HBA PCie controller will work. Magma does not sell a PCIe controller card. There are several companies such as ATTO, Areca, Adaptec and Startec and etc. that manufacture these type of cards.
  • Page 48 Magma Connect the SAS / SATA Cable from the N-Drive cage to controller card. Plug in Controller Card and secure it. Make sure the card is firmly seated into the PCIe slot. ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...

  • Page 49: How To Configure Sas / Sata Raid

    Extract the File Click Install.exe to install Archttp After Installation, shutdown computer. Connect Thunderbolt cable to Magma EB3T and computer. Turn on the computer NOTE: These steps are applicable to Windows 7, Windows 8 and Mac OSx. Use Firefox / Mozilla as your Browser to launch the ARCHTTP.
  • Page 50 If you are unable to start or launch the Areca Web Management do these steps: Clear Internet History. Reset Internet to default setting. Shutdown computer. And unplug power from Magma EB3T. Disconnect Thunderbolt Cable Remove and reseat Areca controller card.
  • Page 51 Magma ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
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  • Page 53 Magma ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
  • Page 54 Magma ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
  • Page 55 Magma ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
  • Page 56 Magma After completing the Raid setup you must activate the drive and create partition. Different Operating Systems have their own utility for creating partitions. On Mac OS you have to use the Disk Utility. On Windows you have to use Disk Management.

  • Page 57: Chapter 5 Thunderbolt Interface Card Upgrade

    Magma Chapter 5 Thunderbolt Interface Card Upgrade Interface Card Installation Uninstall the existing Thunderbolt Interface card in the chassis prior to installing the new Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card. Remove the screw on top of the mounting bracket. Disconnect the 3-pin wire / power cable from the Interface card, as shown from pictures below.
  • Page 58 Magma Align the Interface card on top of the PCIE slot. Gently push the card until it is firmly seated in the PCIe slot Reconnect the 3-pin wire / power cable to Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card (see pictures below). Secure the interface card.
  • Page 59 Magma NOTE The new Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card is shorter that the old Thunderbolt™ 1 Interface card. Thunderbolt™ 1 Thunderbolt™ 2 Vendor ID (Magma) 0X19 0X19 0X00190003 0X00190008 Mac OS Supported 10.8 below 10.9 and above Speed 10Gb/s 20Gb/s Lane width...

  • Page 60: Check & Verify Magma Device In Apple System Profiler

    Magma Check & Verify Magma Device in Apple System Profiler ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 5 Thunderbolt Interface Card Upgrade...
  • Page 61 Magma ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 5 Thunderbolt Interface Card Upgrade...

  • Page 62: Check & Verify Pcie Device In Apple System Profiler

    Magma Check & Verify PCIe Device in Apple System Profiler ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 5 Thunderbolt Interface Card Upgrade...

  • Page 63: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting / Faq

    A: Check the power stand-by cable; make sure it is firmly connected to the power receptacle of the Thunderbolt Interface card. Q: How do I know if EB3T-DB power supply is working? A: If the Thunderbolt card is properly seated and connected, there should be two green LEDs (shown) when black power cable is plugged in, as shown below.
  • Page 64 Magma Q: How can I determine if the driver for my PCIe card is Thunderbolt Compatible? A: Thunderbolt Tunneling is required for Mac OS. In Apple System Profile, click on the specific PCIe card in question to see if it’s Thunderbolt Tunnel Compatible.
  • Page 65 If a daisy chain device doesn’t work; check to see if a RED led (on the Magma Thunderbolt Card in the first slot of ExpressBox 3T) is on.
  • Page 66 Magma ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 6 Troubleshooting / FAQ...

  • Page 67: Chapter 7 Fan Upgrade

    Magma Chapter 7 Fan Upgrade How to replace the fan Remove Fan Housing. Remove Screws to dismount Fan the housing. Remove Circuit Board from fan. Separate old Fan from Housing. Prepare new fan. Connect Circuit Board to fan cable. ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 7 Fan Upgrade...
  • Page 68 Magma Prepare Fan Housing. Place Fan inside the Housing and then flip the fan; make sure the logo is facing down. ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 7 Fan Upgrade...
  • Page 69 Magma Align fan to mounting holes. Secure the Fan. Mount the Circuit Board. Secure the Circuit Board. Place the jumper to proper setting ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 7 Fan Upgrade...

  • Page 70: Chapter 8 How To Get More Help

    Magma will return any product that is not accompanied by an RMA number. Please note that Magma WILL NOT accept COD packages, so be sure to return the product freight and duties-paid.

  • Page 71: Appendix A Compliance

    Cetappareilnumériqué de la classe A estconformé à la norme NMB-003 du Canada The product(s) described in this manual complies with all applicable European Union (CE) directives. Magma will not retest or recertify systems or components that have been reconfigured by customers...
  • Page 72 Manual P/N 09-09989-01 Rev G1...

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