Table of Contents Preface ..............................5 What’s in this Guide ......................................5 Advisories ..........................................6 Safety Instructions ....................................... 6 Introduction, ExpressBox 3200 ......................8 General Specifications ..................................... 8 Features ........................................9 Benefits ........................................9 Specifications ......................................10 Pre-Installation Information ..................................11 Part List ........................................
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Rack mount Front Ears Installation ............................... 61 5.5.2 Rack mount Rear Ears Installation ..............................63 Troubleshooting ..........................66 My Computer Hangs During Power Up ..............................66 My PCIe Card Doesn’t Work ..................................67 Support for 3rd Party PCI Cards ................................67 ExpressBox 3200 |...
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PCI Express Links and Lanes ..................................79 Form Factor ......................................80 9.5.1 PCI Express Sample Connectors ..............................80 Bandwidth ....................................... 81 Operation Mode...................................... 81 9.7.1 PCI Express Performance Table ..............................82 Power ........................................83 Appendix C Compliance ......................84 ExpressBox 3200 |...
Explains where to get technical support and information about online support resources. Appendix A: Information about multiple Expansion unit configuration (i.e. daisy-chain and fanout) Appendix B: General information about PCIe Appendix C: Provides information on FCC Regulatory Compliance. ExpressBox 3200 | Preface...
Danger, Warning, Caution, Important, and Note. Always use caution when handling/operating the computer. Only qualified, experienced, authorized electronics personnel should access the interior of the computer and expansion chassis. ExpressBox 3200 | Preface...
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Just before unwrapping the anti-static packaging, be sure you are at an ESD workstation or are grounded. When transporting a sensitive component, first place it in an anti-static container or packaging. ExpressBox 3200 | Preface...
Use OSS’s PCI Express Expansion to create a super-fast PCIe connection outside the computer. The ExpressBox 3200 expansion chassis is the perfect solution for creating a super-fast local PCIe connection from a host computer to a target PCI Express device. The OSS 01-08003-00 interface card installs into any x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the host computer motherboard and the other OSS 01-08003-00 interface card is inserted into a designated upstream PCIe slot.
Interface Card can be used with any PCIe compliant expansion chassis Automated x1, x4 and x8 link negotiation for PCI Express Gen1, Gen2 and Gen 3 Ability to override automatic PCIe link training through dip-switch settings ExpressBox 3200 | 1 Introduction, ExpressBox 3200...
Regulatory Compliance FCC Class A Verified RoHS Compliant Supported Operating Systems MacOS 10.6.8 or higher, Windows 7 and Windows 8, Linux and Solaris Warranty 30-day money back guarantee. 1 Year Return to factory ExpressBox 3200 | 1 Introduction, ExpressBox 3200...
Power Cord QSG (Quick Start Guide) Low Profile Bracket Rack mount Kit (Optional). 1 set Cable Clamp 1 set ExpressBox 3200 (3 PCIe – Gen3) This model cannot be connected to a laptop. ExpressBox 3200 | 1 Introduction, ExpressBox 3200...
One Stop Systems Components Once you have completed your inventory, your next step is to be familiarized with components of the OSS ExpressBox 3200 expansion unit. The expansion unit is composed of the following integral components Expansion Backplane 3 PCIe slots (x8 electrical and x16 mechanical)
For more information, see “Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge” in the Preface. Tools Required for Installation To complete the installation of the OSS product you will need a Phillips-head screwdriver and ESD wrist strap to prevent electrostatic discharge. ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
One Stop Systems Installation-Procedures Overview Below is the concise version on how to set up the ExpressBox 3200. Open Enclosure Install Expansion Interface card (by default, this is installed) Install Host Interface card into host computer Install PCIe cards (see note below)
Make sure to check that the dipswitch (SW4) is set to proper mode. It should be set to “ON=EXP” position, see picture below. ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
Insert the Host Interface card into a vacant x8 (or x16) PCIe slot by gently pushing the card until it is firmly seated. Then secure the card into the slot with a mounting screw. ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
2.5.1 Computer PCIe slots to use You must plug in the OSS Host interface card to the following slots: X16 slot @ x16 mode X16 slot @ x8 mode X8 slot @ x8 mode ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
Slot 2 accepts all types of PCIe cards x1, x2, x4, x8 or x16 (mechanically). Slot 1 accepts all types of PCIe cards x1, x2, x4, x8 or x16 (mechanically). Always refer to or read “3 party manufacturer installation guide” for further instructions ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
Slot 3 accepts all types of PCIe cards x1, x2, x4, x8 or x16 (mechanical). Slot 2 accepts all types of PCIe cards x1, x2, x4, x8 or x16 (mechanical). Slot 1 accepts all types of PCIe cards x1, x2, x4, x8 or x16 (mechanical). ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
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OSS Host interface card is x16, but it is rated to run at x8 with this particular OSS EB3200 model. The diagram below represents the speed of PCIe slots that the EB3200 can support. ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
The illustrations below will give you an idea on what PCIe cards you can plug into your EB3200 chassis. The pictures below are PCIe cards, they are not PCI. You can not plug in a PCI card into OSS EB3200 chassis. ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
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One Stop Systems If you plug in a x16 PCIe card in the OSS EB3200 unit, the card will run at x8 because the OSS PCIe slot is electrically wired as x8 lane. ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
There are five 4-pin Molex AUX power connectors that can be used for providing extra power to cards. Two (6+2 pin) PCIe connectors for GPUs. Six SATA power connectors One 8-pin CPU / PCIe connector One 6-inch 5.25 Male to Female power adapter ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
In this example we are using a singlewide GPU that has six-pin power connector, which draws 150 WATTS of power. Connect the auxiliary power adapter cable, supplied with PCIe card (i.e. GPU), to the OSS auxiliary power cable. Attach the six-pin connector to GPU. ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
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One Stop Systems The next example, we are using a double-wide GPU that has two eight-pin power connectors, which draws 375 Watts of power. ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
Connect the other end of the PCIe cable to host computer x8 port A, see pictures below. Do not connect the PCIe cable to X16 B port, your system will not operate properly. ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
You must plug in the PCIe cable into “x8 A” port of the interface card. Do not use the x16 B port. Note: Do not plug in the PCIe cable to x16 port B, the expansion unit will not operate. ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
When done connecting the PCIe cable to the expansion unit and host computer, you must secure the cable using the retainer clamp. The expansion unit comes with two cable retainer clamps, one for the expansion and the other for the host. ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
If at all possible, plug the power cord from the expansion chassis and your host computer into a shared power strip, preferably one that has surge and noise suppression circuitry built into it. Make sure the Power Switch is turned OFF first before connecting the power cord to ExpressBox 3200. Turn power supply switch to ON position.
ON. ExpressBox 3200 will automatically turn OFF when the computer is turned OFF. The white light on the front of ExpressBox 3200 is not an On-Off power-push button; it simply indicates whether the chassis is ON or OFF.
The Backplane power LED indicator should display four solid green LEDs. If it is only displaying two LEDs, it is an indication that the expansion unit is on standby mode (unit is not powered UP). ExpressBox 3200 | 2 Hardware Installation...
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Uplink LED on the board should be illuminated. When this LED is illuminated, it means the host computer is linked to the expansion unit. If it is not coming ON, the host computer is not linked up or connected to the expansion chassis. ExpressBox 3200 |...
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. The picture below is showing three instances of PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridges. These are the three OSS PCIe slots in the expansion chassis. ExpressBox 3200 | 3 Software Installation...
OSS requires no driver for MacOS. To verify a successful installation of OSS ExpressBox 3200 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:...
Use the “lspci | grep “IDT” command to check that the OSS card slot devices are detected (see image below). IDT is the PCIe switch (component) on the OSS expansion board. Four instances of PCI Bridges / IDT ExpressBox 3200 | 3 Software Installation...
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Based on the lspci –vvv output above we will use 01:00.0 and 02:00.0 . Open the terminal windows and type lspci -s 01:00.0 –vvv and lspci -s 02:00.0 –vvv. ExpressBox 3200 | 3 Software Installation...
If your PCIe cards are still not detected, try another known good card. If this works, it means the problem is with the card. If swapping the PCIe card still exhibiting the same issue, you may have a OSS expansion related problem or the computer is a having issue (i.e. Motherboard). ExpressBox 3200 | 3 Software Installation...
If your PCIe cards are still not detected, try another known good card. If this works, it means the problem is with the card. If swapping the PCIe card still exhibiting the same issue, you may have a OSS expansion related problem or the computer is a having issue (i.e. Motherboard). ExpressBox 3200 | 3 Software Installation...
For example, looking at the lspci –vtt output (see picture above) we will look up the Quadro FX 3800. Open the terminal windows and type lspci –s 03:00.0 -vvv, see output below ExpressBox 3200 |...
Speed / Performance of OSS EB3200 The ExpressBox 3200 is x8 Gen3 = 8GB/s. The ExpressBox 3200 is composed of three boards, the backplane, the expansion card and the host card. The backplane is Gen3 with a x16 slot connector wired as x8 lane.
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Picture 1 shows that the OSS Expansion card is installed to a x16 slot @ x4 lane Gen2, which is 2GB/s. With this configuration your OSS ExpressBox 3200 upstream link will be @ x4 (2GB/S) and the GPU / PCIe card in the expansion chassis will downgrade its speed / performance to x4 (2GB/s).
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Picture 3 shows that the OSS Expansion card is installed to a x16 slot @ x8 lane Gen2, which is 8GB/s. With this configuration your ExpressBox 3200 upstream link will be @ x8 (8GB/S). The GPU / PCIe card in the expansion chassis will still run @ x8 (8GB/s).
If any of the Interface cables are not connected correctly, the LED D5 will stay ON (Amber). Once the cables are connected correctly and the expansion board is powered on and the host is turned on then the amber LED D5 should be off. ExpressBox 3200 | 4 Advanced Technical Information...
For any link below gen 3, the display will alternate between these two. A 75% on 25% off duty cycle indicates a gen 2 link whereas a 25% on 75% off duty cycle is a gen 1 link. ExpressBox 3200 | 4 Advanced Technical Information...
When ON means that the locally generate 1.0V is good and within specification. When OFF means that there is a problem 1.0V good with the local 1.0V 1.0V is bad 1.0V is good ExpressBox 3200 | 4 Advanced Technical Information...
There are four control switches on the interface card: SW1, SW2, SW3 and SW4 4.5.1 SW1 and SW2 SW1 and SW2 should not be altered or changed. See screenshot below for their corresponding combination of dipswitch settings. ExpressBox 3200 | 4 Advanced Technical Information...
Link width can be changed by using the following dipswitch settings. By default, the card is set to x16. 4.5.3 Toggle switch for interface mode setting , the interface card can be used either host or expansion . Below are the two mode-settings for the interface card. ExpressBox 3200 | 4 Advanced Technical Information...
24 A of +5 V power, the auxiliary connector is required to carry the additional load. These higher levels of power are needed in systems using 250- or 300-watt or greater supplies. ATX Main connector Power Supply main connector ExpressBox 3200 | 4 Advanced Technical Information...
A functional / operational backplane will illuminate four solid green LEDs (3v3SB; 5VSB; 5V; 12V). All four LEDs will come ON once the unit is powered UP. Link UP LED will immediately illuminate when there is a solid connection between chassis and host computer. Standby power status LEDs are illuminated when the unit is on standby mode. ExpressBox 3200 | 4 Advanced Technical Information...
Fans will run at minimum speed if the temperature is at or below lower limit. To set the FAN (speed) locate the red Dipswitch SW2 on the expansion board. MAX = Fan runs at fast mode. THERM = Fan is set to Thermistor controlled. ExpressBox 3200 | 4 Advanced Technical Information...
Disconnect the Fan power cable assembly from the board using a long-nosed pliers. Remove the four mounting screws from the front panel. Pull the front panel out from the chassis. ExpressBox 3200 | 5 How to Remove & Install Parts...
Remove the four screws from the back of the unit. Pull the power supply out from the chassis. Disconnect the main ATX power connector. Unplug the two PCIe power connectors. ExpressBox 3200 | 5 How to Remove & Install Parts...
Remove all screws on the expansion board. Slowly lift the expansion board and unplug the Fan power cable assembly. Disconnect the ATX power cable from the board. Unplug the PCIe power cable. ExpressBox 3200 | 5 How to Remove & Install Parts...
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One Stop Systems Disconnect the ON/OFF switch power cable assembly. Remove Expansion Interface card. Remove all screws on the expansion board. Slowly lift the expansion board. Unplug the Fan power cable assembly. ExpressBox 3200 | 5 How to Remove & Install Parts...
Remove two screws front the right side, remove small panel. Prepare rack mount ears (kit). Mount and secure the front left rack mount ear. Mount and secure front right rack mount ear. ExpressBox 3200 | 5 How to Remove & Install Parts...
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One Stop Systems Remove four screws, and then pull the front panel out from the enclosure. Remove two screws on front the right side, remove small panel. Prepare rack mount ears (kit). ExpressBox 3200 | 5 How to Remove & Install Parts...
Start with the left side ear, attach and secure the rear bracket to the back of the expansion unit. Insert the sliding rear ear. Attached and secure the right side rear ear bracket. Insert the sliding rear ear. ExpressBox 3200 | 5 How to Remove & Install Parts...
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Mount the left side rear ears. Attach and secure the rear bracket to the back of the expansion unit. Insert the sliding rear ear. Mount the right side rear ears. ExpressBox 3200 | 5 How to Remove & Install Parts...
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One Stop Systems Attached and secure the right side rear ear bracket. Insert the sliding rear ear. ExpressBox 3200 | 5 How to Remove & Install Parts...
If it still hangs up, try a different card – this one is probably bad (or has driver problems). If the second cards works, troubleshoot the first card. If the second card also fails, call the vendor of the card for technical assistance. ExpressBox 3200 | 6 Troubleshooting...
Windows or Mac computer as if the expansion chassis WAS the desktop computer. When correctly installed, there is no difference to the operating system, removable cards, or most software. ExpressBox 3200 | 6 Troubleshooting...
If the Interface card is properly seated and connected, there should be 8 green LEDs lit on the Interface card. Q: Will ExpressBox 3200 show up in Apple System Profiler or Windows Device Manager without any PCIe cards installed? Yes.
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01-08003-00, SW4 when set to OFF=HOST should be installed inside the host computer. If the 01-08003-00 cards are not set properly according to their corresponding mode your computer will not link up with the OSS expansion unit. See pictures below for correct mode setting. ExpressBox 3200 | 6 Troubleshooting...
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Q: My computer will not boot up while the OSS ExpressBox 3200 is connected, what should I do? When the computer is having problem starting up while the OSS ExpressBox 3200 is attached, it is an indication that you either have a faulty ExpressBox 3200 expansion unit or malfunctioning PCIe cards that are installed in the expansion unit.
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Yes, you can replace your Gen3 Interface cards to Gen2. The part# is 01-04978-03-00. You would need to replace the cable also. Your existing Gen3 cable is not compatible with Gen2 Interface card. Q: I have an old ExpressBox 3200, can I upgrade the expansion board and backplane to the latest revision? NO, the new boards only fit in the new enclosure.
Procedures. Please, protect your investment, a bit more padding in a good box will go a long way to insuring the device is returned to use in the same condition you shipped it in. Please call for an RMA number first. ExpressBox 3200 | 7 How to Get More Help...
Submit Technical Support If you need to send a unit for repair or diagnostic evaluation, fill out our RMA (Return Material Authorization) online request form. RMA Information and RMA Request ExpressBox 3200 | 7 How to Get More Help...
01-05011-00 Expansion interface card 01-08003-00 Power Supply ( Fanless 550 Watt) 40-00008-05 High Speed PCIe (x8-x8) Cable CBL1G3 /CBL2G3 60-00029-06 Low Profile Bracket 03-04611-00 Power Cord 26-00038-00 Rack mount kit RKIT ExpressBox 3200 | 7 How to Get More Help...
“nanosecond” for, the longer it will take you (your data) to get from the PCIe Card to the CPU and back again. Under most circumstances the effect cannot even be detected. ExpressBox 3200 | 8 Appendix A...
Install the Interface card in the computer, use available PCIe slot, preferably use x16 @ x8 lane. Connect OSS cables. Connect power cords. Turn power supply with to “ON” position Power UP the computer All expansion units should power up automatically. ExpressBox 3200 | 8 Appendix A Multiple Expansion System Configurations...
Set the Interface card to “Host” mode. Check the SW4 switch. Move the switch to “OFF-Host” position. Install the Interface card in the Expansion unit, use available PCIe slot. Connect OSS cables. Connect power cords. Turn power supply with to “ON” position Power UP the computer All expansion units should power up automatically. ExpressBox 3200 |...
The x16 is the largest size in common use. The lane count of a PCIe card or the PCIe slot is a determining factor its performance. ExpressBox 3200 | 9 Appendix B PCI Express General Information...
When computer starts up, the BIOS detects and enumerates all devices that are plugged into the CPU-motherboard. It then identifies the links between the devices and creating a map of where the traffic will go and negotiating the width of each link. ExpressBox 3200 | 9 Appendix B...
“xsize” @ xspeed” notation (“x16 @ x4”) is also common. The advantage is that such slots can accommodate a larger range of PCI Express cards without requiring motherboard hardware to support the full transfer rate. ExpressBox 3200 | 9 Appendix B...
“x2” connection. Although in theory any number from one to 32 lanes can be grouped, the most common numbers are x4, x8, and x16. ExpressBox 3200 | 9 Appendix B PCI Express General Information...
32 extra bits are needed (two for every eight bits). Because of this lower overhead requirement, PCI Express 3.0 can achieve double the PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth with a clock rate of 8 GHz instead of 10 GHz. ExpressBox 3200 | 9 Appendix B...
Cet appareil numériqué de la classe A est conformé à la norme NMB-003 du Canada The product(s) described in this manual complies with all applicable European Union (CE) directives. OSS will not retest or recertify systems or components that have been reconfigured by customers ExpressBox 3200 | 10 Appendix C Compliance...
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