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Thunderbolt™ 2
Installation Guide
Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface Card

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  • Page 1 Thunderbolt™ 2 Installation Guide Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface Card...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Thunderbolt™ 2 for EB1T ..................11 Interface Card Installation ..................11 Verify Installation ..................... 15 Hardware ......................15 How to Get More Help ....................18 Contacting Technical Support ................. 18 Returning Merchandise to MAGMA ................18 Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface Card...
  • Page 3: 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” section for advisory conventions used in this manual, including the distinction between Danger, Warning, Caution, Important, and Note.
  • Page 4 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 5: Thunderbolt™ 2 For Roben-3

    Magma Thunderbolt™ 2 Roben-3 Interface Card Installation Uninstall the existing Thunderbolt Interface card in the chassis prior to installing the new Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card. WARNING High voltages are present inside the expansion chassis when the unit’s power cord is plugged into an electrical outlet.
  • Page 6 Magma Align the Thunderbolt™ 2 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).
  • Page 7 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 # of LEDs Thunderbolt™...
  • Page 8: Thunderbolt™ 2 For Eb3T

    Magma Thunderbolt™ 2 EB3T Interface Card Installation Uninstall the existing Thunderbolt Interface card in the chassis prior to installing the new Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card. WARNING High voltages are present inside the expansion chassis when the unit’s power cord is plugged into an electrical outlet.
  • Page 9 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 10 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 # of LEDs Thunderbolt™...
  • Page 11: Thunderbolt™ 2 For Eb1T

    Magma Thunderbolt™ 2 EB1T Interface Card Installation Remove Thunderbolt™ 1 Interface card in the chassis prior to installing the new Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card. WARNING High voltages are present inside the expansion chassis when the unit’s power cord is plugged into an electrical outlet.
  • Page 12 Magma NOTE The new Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card comes with a standard bracket. You need to replace this bracket with the shorter bracket in order to fit in the EB1T card guide slot. Remove the two mounting screws on the card.
  • Page 13 Magma Align the Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card on top of the PCIE slot. Gently push the card into the PCIE slot, make sure it is firmly seated. Reconnect the 3-pin wire / power cable to Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card (see pictures below).
  • Page 14 Magma NOTE The new Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card is shorter than 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 # of LEDs | Thunderbolt™...
  • Page 15: Verify Installation

    When the Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card is fully operational the following GREEN LEDs are illuminated (Solid Green), see FIGURE A.  Connect Thunderbolt cable to Magma Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card, use the bottom port. Note: You can use either top or bottom. ...
  • Page 16 Magma FIGURE B NOTE LEDs D6 and D8 are illuminated when power cord is attached to expansion unit. This means the expansion unit is on standby-mode. If you don’t see these TWO GREEN LEDs coming ON, it means there is no power being supplied to the board. Check J7 on the Interface card and make sure the 3-pin wire / power cable is firmly connected.
  • Page 17 Magma FIGURE C If there is no Display Monitor attached to Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card it would only show FIVE illuminated GREEN LEDs, which is normal. If you have a Display Monitor attached, LEDs D1 and D5 should come on. Otherwise, the Thunderbolt™...
  • Page 18: How To Get More Help

    30-day money back guarantee, you will need to package the product in a manner similar to the manner in which it was received from our plant. Magma cannot be responsible for any physical damage to the product or component pieces of the product (such as the host or expansion interfaces for the expansion chassis) that are damaged due to inadequate packing.
  • Page 19 QSG P/N 09-09996-00...

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