Chapter 1 Introduction; General Specifications; Pre-Installation Information - Magma PCI Expansion System User Manual

Chapter 1

General Specifications

The MAGMA 2 Slot CardBus to PCI Expansion System is a general-
purpose bus expansion chassis for the Peripheral Component
Interconnect (PCI) local bus. The expansion chassis is fully compliant
with the PCI Local Bus Specification. This MAGMA expansion system
consists of a CardBus PC Card, a PCI expansion bus cable (a shielded,
high-speed cable), an expansion chassis containing a 2 slot PCI
backplane, drive bay brackets, a power supply and cooling fans.
Item
Backplane:
Enclosure:
Dimensions:
Weight:
Standard Cable Length:
PCI Local Bus Specification:
PCI Bridge Architecture Spec:
Interconnect Bandwidth:
Cooling:
Disk Drive Bay(s):
Standard Power Supply:
MTBF:
Operating Environment:
Operating Systems:
Warranty:
Available Options:

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
•
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Introduction
Description
32-bit or 64-bit / 33MHz
(2) standard PCI slots
(1) non-standard PCI slot
Portable/Aluminum/Steel
10" W x 2.570" H x 15.144" D
5.3lbs or 2.40 kg
1 meter
Revision 2.2
Revision 1.1
132 MB/sec
(2) 13.2 CFM fans
For (2) 1" disk drives or (1) 1.6" disk drive
90 Watt AC (non-auto switching)
25,000 hours
0º to 50º C Operating Temperature
-20º to 60º C Storage Temperature
5% to 85% Relative Humidity, Non-
condensing
Windows XP/2000
Mac OS X version 10.2.2+
RedHat Linux 9*
1 Year Return to Factory
1.5-meter cable
DC-ready Power Supply
PCI Host Interface card: required to use
the expansion chassis with a desktop
computer
(Theoretical Max. of PCI 33/32)
(PN: SUBCBL1.5HF)
(PN: SUB100WDC)
(PN: PCIHIF68)
Chapter 1 Introduction
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