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  • Page 1 Roben-3 User Manual Thunderbolt™ to PCIe Expansion & PCIe to PCIe Expansion ROBEN-3...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Magma Contents Preface ..........................4 Advisories ..........................4 Safety Instructions ........................ 5 Chapter 1 Introduction ......................7 Internal Hardware Parts ......................8 Expansion Board and Backplane ....................9 PCI Express Features ......................9 Thunderbolt Features ......................9 24 Lanes Available for 3 PCIE slots ..................10 Roben 3 –...
  • Page 3 How To Check PCIe cards - Mac OS X ..................68 Thunderbolt Aware Driver is required for PCIe cards............. 69 How to Check Magma Device - Windows 7 and 8 ..............71 How To Check PCIe cards - Windows7 and 8 ................72 How to Configure SAS / SATA Raid ..................

  • 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” section for advisory conventions used in this manual, including the distinction between Danger, Warning, Caution, Important, and Note.
  • 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

    (8) 2.5-inch hot swappable bays, and finally the ROBEN-3 Mac Mini version allows for a direct integration of an Apple Mac Mini, making it the most versatile Thunderbolt™ product ever offered by Magma. The ROBEN-3 has a rack-mountable aluminum chassis designed for integrated removable storage expansion, with room for up to 8 hot pluggable 2.5”...

  • Page 8: Internal Hardware Parts

    Magma Additional Chassis Features Two (2) 5.25” option bays Internal Hardware Parts Roben 3 | Chapter 1 Introduction...

  • Page 9: Expansion Board And Backplane

    Magma Expansion Board and Backplane PCI Express Features • Supports three full-length cards • Physical connectors are x16 • Each slot is x8 Gen 2 Thunderbolt Features • High-speed Thunderbolt connection – 10Gbps , Thunderbolt™ 1: Thunderbolt™ 2 10Gbps •...

  • Page 10: 24 Lanes Available For 3 Pcie Slots

    Magma 24 Lanes Available for 3 PCIE slots Roben 3 – Thunderbolt Specifications Item Description Technology PCI Express Bus Specification Revision 2.0 PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.3 PCI Bridge Architecture Revision 1.2 Backplane (3) available full length/full height expansion slots, X8 PCIe Gen 2.0 Electrical - x8 PCIe Physical –...

  • Page 11: Pre-Installation Information

    • Read this manual • 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. Chapter 2 Hardware Installation The following steps will guide you through the installation of your Magma Expansion System.

  • Page 12: 3Tx (3 Slot Thunderbolt - Expansion Only)

    Magma 3TX (3 Slot Thunderbolt – Expansion Only) Expansion Only) Item Power Cord Thunderbolt Interface Card (Installed) (Installed) 1 set Rackmount Kit (Optional). For Roben Roben-3 Rackmount model, see page 53 Thunderbolt cable is not included Roben 3 | Chapter 2...

  • Page 13: Open Enclosure

    Magma Open Enclosure Loosen the thumbscrew that retains the top cover of the chassis and slide the lid towards you as shown below: Install Thunderbolt Interface card The thunderbolt Interface card is already installed for this model. No need to install the Thunderbolt Interface card If you need to replace or install a Thunderbolt Interface card, go to Thunderbolt Interface card Installation on page 26.

  • Page 14: Extra Power

    Magma Remove slot covers and install PCIe cards. Make sure that all cards are fully seated in their connectors. When correctly seated, there will be a firm resistance when you pull up gently on the card. To keep the cards in place, secure them in the enclosure with their retaining screws.

  • Page 15: High Power Pcie Card Installation

    Magma High Power PCIe card installation High Power PCIe cards also known as High End PCIe cards such as GPUs and other similar type of card requires an additional power (or AUX Power) to operate. Most of these High power PCIe cards have an auxiliary power adapter cables that are included with it when you buy them.

  • Page 16: Plug-In Power Cord

    Magma Plug-in Power Cord NOTE If at all possible, plug all power cords from the expansion chassis and your host computer into a shared power strip, preferably one that has surge and noise suppression circuitry built into Plug in power cord to Roben-3. Make sure the Power Switch on the power supply is turned OFF.

  • Page 17: Connect Thunderbolt Cable

    Magma Connect Thunderbolt Cable Attach Thunderbolt cable into either top or bottom port on the Roben-3. 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 18: Verify Hardware Connection

    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 19 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 20: Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface Card & Leds

    Magma Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface Card & LEDs There are 10 LEDs on the Thunderbolt™ 2 Interface card. These LEDs are very essential in checking the power status of the board. It also serves as failure indicators and helps in troubleshooting hardware problems.
  • Page 21 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. If you reconnected an external Display device, LEDs D1 and D5 should come on immediately. Otherwise, the Thunderbolt™...
  • Page 22 The magma device is” switched off” on the electronic interface (but it draws some power). On standby mode the Magma is not performing its primary function; it is waiting to be activated by a remote power or remote controller. See picture below.

  • Page 23: Link And Activity Leds

    If you are only seeing One or Two Green LEDs that are illuminated on the Backplane after the Magma Roben-3 is turned on, this indicates that there a powers supply problem or the standby- power cable is not attached to the interface card.
  • Page 24 Magma PCIE SLOT Link up LEDS Each PCIe slots have designated LED indicators. SLOT Link up LED illuminates when a PCIe card is installed. Or when all of the PCIe slots are populated with PCIe cards all SLOT Link up LED should come on as shown from the picture below.
  • Page 25 Magma Standby-power Cable IMPORTANT Make sure the standby-power cable is connected to the backplane and Thunderbolt Interface card. If the Thunderbolt Interface card fails to turn ON you could be having a bad Thunderbolt Interface card, faulty backplane or a defective standby-power cable / wires.

  • Page 26: Thunderbolt Interface Card Installation

    Magma Thunderbolt Interface Card Installation The following steps are applicable on how to replace and install a Thunderbolt Interface card. Turn off the Expansion chassis first. Disconnect the power cord. Disconnect the Thunderbolt cable from Expansion chassis or from computer.

  • Page 27: Internal Front Fan (Control Settings)

    GPU's require these fans to be at full capacity to prevent over-heating. As safety measure, Magma provides ROBEN-3 with the fan functioning at full speed (MAX). However, noise is a concern for many applications. For noise sensitive applications, we have provided this Thermistor setting (THERM) to help alleviate fan noise in situations when a low heat producing card is installed in Magma Roben-3.

  • Page 28: Daisy Chaining

    Magma Daisy Chaining Here’s an example of a Daisy Chain Configuration of 6 Roben-3T Expansion units IMPORTANT For best performance, it is recommended that Roben-3be the first device in the Thunderbolt Daisy- chain. Attaching Displays You can use an appropriate Display Port connector to add a Display Port, HDMI, DVI, or VGA Display.

  • Page 29: 3Ts (3 Slot Thunderbolt - Storage)

    Magma 3TS (3 Slot Thunderbolt – Storage) Storage) Chassis Features 1. Eight (8) 2.5” hot swap drive bays 2. Supports up to eight (8) SATA/SAS HDD or SSD drives. SATA/SAS HDD or SSD drives. Part List Item Thunderbolt Interface card (Installed)
  • Page 30 Magma Drive Installation Install the disk drives first. Remove drive tray from the storage bay. Roben 3 | Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...

  • Page 31: Controller Card Installation

    Magma Controller Card Installation Use a disk controller card that can support 8 drives. We recommend using Areca Controller card or a PCIe controller card that is supported by Windows Operating system and Apple Mac OS X. And has an Apple Thunderbolt compatible driver.

  • Page 32: Plug-In Power Cord

    Magma Connect the SAS / SATA Cable to controller card. If you have four drives installed you have to connect one SAS / SATA Cable to controller card. If you have 8 drives, connect two SAS / SATA cable. NOTE: When installing four drives make sure to place them in one-bay location. The storage bays are divided into two or four drives per bay.

  • Page 33: Thunderbolt Card Installation

    Magma Turn power switch to ON position. Thunderbolt expansion unit goes into stand-by mode when the power supply is turned ON. Two green LEDs on the Interface card are illuminated. No LEDs are illuminated on the backplane. Thunderbolt Card Installation Roben-3T (Thunderbolt 3 Slot PCIe expansion) + 8 Drive Bays comes with Thunderbolt Interface card installed.
  • Page 34 Magma Connect the other end of the cable to host computer via thunderbolt port Powering on and powering off the unit Roben-3 will automatically turns ON when the computer is turned ON. A White light located on the front panel will shine when the expansion chassis is ON.

  • Page 35: 3Tm (3 Slot Thunderbolt - Mac Mini)

    Magma 3TM (3 Slot Thunderbolt – Mac mini) Additional Chassis Features Mounting bracket for internal housing of Mac mini (Mac mini sold separately). Mac mini connectivity provide to front and rear panels. Rear panel: 2 USB 3.0, 1 Gb Ethernet, 1 HDMI.
  • Page 36 Magma Connect all Audio Cable, 4 USB Cables, HDMI cable, and Firewire cable, Ethernet Cable, Thunderbolt Cable and Power to Mac mini. Place the Mac mini inside the chassis as shown from the picture below. Position the Mac mini where all cables are facing towards the front end.
  • Page 37 Magma Install Thermal Pad Go to page 60 for instructions on how to install Thermal pad. Connect Cable Connect the thunderbolt cable to thunderbolt port on the back of the unit. Connect the other end of the Thunderbolt cable to Mac mini thunderbolt port.

  • Page 38: Lockable Ilok

    Magma Lockable ILok This is another feature of Roben 3 Mac mini that allows you to lock your valuable application or plug-in licenses right to the chassis. The Ilok security housing is located on the front panel USB port as shown from the picture below.
  • Page 39 Magma Mount ILok Security lock Push the key and rotate counter clockwise until it stops as shown from the pictures below. Pull the Key out. Roben 3 | Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...

  • Page 40: Roben 3 Pci Express® Expansion

    The Roben 3 PCIe x8 Gen 2 Expansion is the perfect solution for creating a super-fast local PCIe connection from a host computer to a target PCI Express device. The Magma 01-04978-03 interface card installs into any x8 or x16 PCIe slot in the host computer motherboard and the other Magma 01-04978-03 interface card can be inserted into a designated upstream PCIe slot.
  • Page 41 • Same PCIe card used for both the host and expansion device • Interface Card can be used with any PCIe compliant expansion chassis - Magma • Automated x1, x4 and x8 link negotiation for PCI Express Gen1 and Gen2 •...

  • Page 42: Roben 3 - Pci Express Specifications

    Magma Roben 3 – PCI Express Specifications Item Description Technology PCI Express Bus Specification Revision 2.0 PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.3 PCI Bridge Architecture Revision 1.2 Backplane (3) available full length/full height expansion slots, X8 PCIe Gen 2.0 Electrical - x8 PCIe Physical –...

  • Page 43: 3Px2 (3 Slot Ipass Expansion -Gen2)

    Magma 3PX2 (3 Slot iPass Expansion –Gen2) Part List Item Expansion Interface card (Installed) Power Cord Ipass Cable Host Interface card 1 set Rackmount Kit (Optional). For Roben-3 Rackmount model, see page 53 Computer is not included. This model cannot be connected to laptop. It uses an Ipass cable that plugs into a Host Interface card which is installed in a PCIE slot of a motherboard Host Computer (Desktop, PC, Workstation, Sever, and similar form factors).

  • Page 44: Expansion Interface Card Installation

    Magma Installation Expansion Interface Card Installation By default the Expansion Interface card is already installed for this model. No need to install the Expansion Interface card. Host Interface card (HIF), is the same exact card as the EIF only that its SW1 switch is set to “ON=EXP.”...
  • Page 45 Magma Host Interface card Installation Begin the installation of your PCI Express (PCIe) host card by first powering down your computer. The PCIe host card is a “half-height,” x8-capable PCIe card mounted to a “full-height” bracket as shown below. For low profile case applications, you may need to change the mounting bracket to the low profile bracket that shipped with your system.
  • Page 46 Magma Insert the PCI Express host card into a vacant x8 (or x16) PCIe slot by gently pushing the card until it is firmly seated. Then secure the card to the slot with a mounting screw. Connect Ipass Cable Proper way of connecting the Ipass cable to Interface card, see pictures below.
  • Page 47 When the chassis power is on the unit is set to stand-by mode Press the front On/Off switch to power up or turn on the Magma expansion chassis. Once the expansion unit is turned on, you can turn on the Host computer.
  • Page 48 Magma To Turn Off (Always power down the Host computer first before the chassis.) Press Off or shutdown computer Press the front On/Off switch on the expansion chassis Verify Connection Once you have installed the Interface cards correctly and both computer and expansion are running, the next thing to do is to check the LED Link up status.

  • Page 49: 3Ps (3 Slot Ipass Storage - Gen2)

    Magma 3PS (3 Slot iPass Storage – Gen2) This model comes with 8 storage drive bays that can accommodate eight 2.5” drives. Part List Item Expansion Interface card (Installed) Power Cord Ipass Cable Host Interface card Drive Trays (Installed) SAS Cable (Installed)
  • Page 50 Magma Drive Installation: Install the drive first. Remove drive tray from the storage bay. Roben 3 | Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...
  • Page 51 Magma Controller Card Installation: Use a disk controller card that can support 8 drives. We recommend using Areca Controller card or a PCIe controller card that is supported by Windows (Windows 7 and Windows 8) Operating system and Apple Mac OSx. When using with Apple Computer make sure it has a Thunderbolt compatible driver.
  • Page 52 Magma Connect the SAS / SATA Cable to the controller card. Depending on how many drives you have installed. If you have four drives installed you have to connect one SAS / SATA Cable to controller card. Make sure all four drives are in one bay location.
  • Page 53 Magma Install Host Interface card Install the Host Interface card in a PCIE slot of a motherboard inside the computer. Plug in the Interface card into any X8 or X16 slot. Connect Ipass Cable Connect the Ipass cable to Expansion port on the back of the unit.
  • Page 54 When the chassis power is on the unit is set to stand-by mode Press the front On/Off switch to power up or turn on the Magma expansion chassis. Once the expansion unit is turned on, you can turn on the Host computer.
  • Page 55 Magma Verify Connection Once you have installed the Interface cards correctly and both computer and expansion are running, the next thing to do is to check the LED Link up status. Verify the following LEDs on the expansion and host interface cards. Host Card and Expansion card with proper link established should show up with FIVE solid green LEDs.

  • Page 56: Rack-Ears Installation

    Magma Rack-Ears Installation Remove the left and right metal brackets as shown from the pictures below. Mount Left and right rack ears. Use the existing screws on the unit to secure the rack ears. Mount the left and right extender rails to rear panel of the unit as shown from the pictures below.

  • Page 57: Rackmount And Storage Kits

    Magma Rackmount and Storage Kits Rackmount kit is composed of the following items (or sees pictures below) is composed of the following items (or sees pictures below) 2 Front Rack Ears 2 Rear Inner Ears with SCREW M4 2 Rear rack Ears (4 inches) with 4 SCREWS 10...
  • Page 58 Magma Rear Ear Short (4 inch extender), QTY 2 Rear Ear Long (8 inch extender), QTY 2 Storage Kit comes with 32 screws for mounting the disk drives. This is only available for ROBEN comes with 32 screws for mounting the disk drives. This is only available for ROBEN-3TS Rackmount 3TS Rackmount and ROBEN-3PS2 Rackmount.

  • Page 59: Securing The Top Cover

    Magma Securing the Top Cover It is best to secure the top cover with the three thumb screws on the back of the unit when carrying, transporting or shipping the expansion unit. If required, additional retention of the cover may be achieved using the four mounting holes under the enclosure.

  • Page 60: Thermal Pad (Thermally Conductive Pad Or Thermal Interface Pad)

    Thermal pads are used to reduce operating temperature in electronic device. They aid in the conduction of heat away from the component or device being cooled. Installation of the MAGMA provided Thermal pad creates surface contact between the Mac mini and ROBEN metal top cover, which spreads the heat from Mac mini to the top cover, increasing the effective cooling of the Mac mini.
  • Page 61 Magma Install and secure Top Cover Thermal Pad Specs Roben 3 | Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...
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  • Page 63: Chapter 3 Verify Installation

    Magma Chapter 3 Verify Installation Hardware Verify Link Status on Models: 3TX, 3TS, 3TM Thunderbolt™ 1 When the Roben-3 unit is fully operational the following GREEN LEDs are illuminated (Solid Green). • Four Solid Green LEDs on Interface card are illuminated.
  • Page 64 Magma Thunderbolt™ 2 When the Roben-3 unit is fully operational the following GREEN LEDs are illuminated (Solid Green). • 7 Solid Green LEDs on Interface card are illuminated, with an external display device attached. See Figure T2-D. • Five Solid Green LEDs are on, without an external display device is attached. See Figure T2-E •...

  • Page 65: Verify Link Status On Models: 3Px & 3Ps2

    Magma Verify Link Status on Models: 3PX & 3PS2 Once you have installed the Interface cards correctly and both computer and expansion are running, the next thing to do is to check the LED Link-up status. Verify the following LEDs on the expansion and host interface cards. Host Card and Expansion card with proper link established should show up with FIVE solid green LEDs.

  • Page 66: Software

    Magma requires no driver in Apple Mac Operating System. To verify a successful installation of Magma Roben To verify a successful installation of Magma Roben-3 on Mac select “About This Mac” under the Apple Icon. Mac” under the Apple Icon.
  • Page 67 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 68: 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 69: Thunderbolt Aware Driver Is Required For Pcie Cards

    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 party PCIE card has a Thunderbolt Compatible driver or not you must also contact the vendor or manufacturer of the PCIe card.
  • Page 70 Magma System Profiler showing two PCIE cards with One PCIe card with a non-thunderbolt driver installed System Profiler showing no PCIe cards being detected or recognized. Roben 3 | Chapter 3 Verify Installation...

  • Page 71: 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. Screenshot of Windows Device Manager showing Magma Thunderbolt Expansion device is being recognized / detected (No PICe cards installed).

  • Page 72: How To Check Pcie Cards - Windows7 And 8

    No special drivers have been required for Thunderbolt compatibility with Windows 7. As a general rule, if the PCIe card works in a workstation using Windows, it will most likely work with ExpressBox 3T, using Windows. Screenshot of Windows Device Manager showing Magma Thunderbolt Expansion device is being recognized / detected with third party PCIe...
  • Page 73 Magma IMPORTANT Third party driver can be obtained from the manufacturer / vendor of the PCIe card. Magma does not supply the driver for 3 party PCIe card / hardware. Screenshot of Windows Device Manager showing Magma Thunderbolt Expansion device is being recognized / detected with third party PCIe card with Error.

  • Page 74: How To Configure Sas / Sata Raid

    Magma How to Configure SAS / SATA Raid IMPORTANT This chapter describes how to configure the disk controller card. This software configuration is specific only to vendor Areca. Different vendors (i.e. ATTO, Intel, LSI and etc.) of disk controller cards have their own software utility for RAID configuration and management. If you are using a non-Areca card make sure to check with the vendor or manufacturer of the card for further instructions.
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  • Page 81: Disk Utility On Mac Os X

    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 82 Magma Start Disk Utility Once you find Disk Utility, launch it and you should see a window something like the one below. Any drive connected to your machine, internal or external, should appear in the menu on the left. Roben 3 | Chapter 3...
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  • Page 84: Disk Management On Windows Os

    Magma Disk Management on Windows OS What is Disk Management? Disk Management is an extension of the Microsoft Management Console that allows full management of the disk- based hardware recognized by Windows. It is used to manage the drives installed in a computer - like hard disk drives (internal and external), optical disk drives, and flash drives.
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  • Page 88: Troubleshooting

    Magma Troubleshooting Q: If the Thunderbolt card fails to power up, what should I check? 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 Roben-3power supply is working? A: If the Thunderbolt card is properly seated and connected, there should be 4 green LEDs lit on the Interface card, 3 green LEDs lit on the backplane, and 1 green LINK LED is turned ON as shown below.
  • Page 89 If a daisy chain device doesn’t work; check to see if the Thunderbolt Cable is connected firmly into the thunderbolt port (on the Magma Thunderbolt Card of Roben-3) and the power supply is also turned ON. Also make sure each Thunderbolt Roben-3 is working and functional before attempting to daisy chain them together.
  • Page 90 Magma Q: Will Roben-3show up in Apple System Profiler or Windows Device Manager without any PCIe cards installed? Yes. In Apple System Profiler à Thunderbolt à Status: Connected à Roben-3. Picture below applies to Thunderbolt™ 1. In Apple System Profiler à Thunderbolt à Status: Connected à Roben-3. Picture below applies to Thunderbolt™ 1...
  • Page 91 01-04973-03, SW1 when set to ON=EXP should be installed only inside the Magma Expansion unit. 01-04973-03, SW1 when set to OFF=HOST should be installed inside the host computer. If the 01-04973-03 cards are not set properly your computer won't link up with the Magma expansion. See photos below:...

  • Page 92: Chapter 4 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 93 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 94 Manual P/N 09-09993-00 Rev C...

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