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  • Page 1 ExpressBox 3T User Manual Thunderbolt™ to PCIe Expansion Model: EB3T...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    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 Thunderbolt Aware Driver is required for PCIe cards How to Check PCIe cards –...
  • Page 3 N-DRIVE CAGE – STORAGE KIT Storage Drive Installation Controller Card Installation How to Configure SAS / SATA Raid How to check & Verify Magma Device in Apple System Profiler How to check & Verify PCIe Device Chapter 5 Thunderbolt Interface Card 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

    ExpressBox 3T 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 ExpressBox 3T 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: Specifications

    Warranty 30 day money back guarantee 1 year return to factory 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 •...

  • Page 9: Parts List

    Carry Bag U.S. Standard 115V Power Cord 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 10: 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 11: 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 ExpressBox 3T to the computer.  Slot 1 accepts x1 or x4 PCIe cards or the provided Fan Blower ...

  • Page 12: Extra Power

    Magma Extra Power Some PCIe cards require extra power. There are two 4 pin AUX power connectors that can be used for providing extra power to Older generation of EB3T comes with white 4pin Molex connectors. cards. If you need to add another 4 pin AUX tab you can connect an AUX Y splitter...

  • Page 13: Add-In System Blower

    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. Use caution if loading three cards at once. Check for heat with two cards first.

  • Page 14: Connect Thunderbolt Cables

    Magma 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 15: 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 16 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 17: 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 18 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 19 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 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 20: 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 21: 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 22 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 23: 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 24: 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 25: Thunderbolt Aware Driver Is Required For Pcie Cards

    Two PCIe cards with drivers installed 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 26 Magma Two PCIe cards with 1 card with no driver installed No PCIe cards detected or recognized ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 3 Verify Installation...

  • Page 27: How To Check Pcie Cards - Windows 7 And 8

    Magma Two PCIe cards with drivers installed, 1 card with no driver 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 28 Magma ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 3 Verify Installation...

  • Page 29: Chapter 4 Technical Information

    Magma Chapter 4 Technical Information Fan Speed and Noise Adjustment 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 30: Setting The Fan To Slowest Speed Mode

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

  • Page 31: Setting The Fan To Fastest Speed Mode

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

  • Page 32: New Eb3T Unit - Fan Controller

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

  • Page 33: 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 34: How To Install Pcie Cards

    Magma How to Install PCie cards Installation of three PCIe cards. Two x8 cards and one x4 card Install 1 PCIe card ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
  • Page 35 Magma Install 2 PCIe card Install 3 PCIe card Secure all the cards ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...

  • Page 36: How To Install X16 Pcie Card

    Magma How to Install x16 PCIe card Use the 2 PCIe slot when installing a x16 card. The 2 PCIe slot has an open-notch on the far end of the connector. ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...

  • Page 37: Pro Tools Hdx Cards Installation

    Magma Pro Tools HDx cards Installation Prior to installing the Hdx cards you need a PCIe AUX power adapter cable. Avid supplies the required auxiliary power adapter cable. If you don't have the AUX power adapter cable you need to contact AVID to avail one.
  • Page 38 Magma Prepare HDx cards (or PCIe cards) Install the HDx card. Use the 1slot PCIe slot for the 1st HDx card. Align the HDX card above the card guide slot and push it down slowly until firmly seated into the slot.

  • Page 39: Auxiliary Power Cables

    Magma Attached the power adapter cable to HDX card Auxiliary Power Cables EB3T unit comes with an auxiliary power 4pin Molex connector. ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...

  • Page 40: Attaching Displays

    The standard EB3T does not have an internal storage drive. Should you need one, you can either buy the EB3T-DB model or purchase the N-Drive Cage, which provides users with the ability to add (4) 2.5" hard drives to an ExpressBox 3T. Magma N-Drive Cage is a “Storage Kit” as shown from the picture below for storage drives upgrade.

  • Page 41: Storage Drive Installation

    Magma Storage Drive Installation Connect Power Cable to Drive Interface Board ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
  • Page 42 Magma Connect SAS / SATA Cable to Interface Board Connect EB3T Aux Cable to Interface Board Power Cable Mount Interface Board ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
  • Page 43 Magma 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. Install Drive Cage as shown from the pictures below. ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
  • Page 44 Magma The Label orientation should be far away from the Front fan. Align and latch Metal Tab in SLOT. 10. Secure Drive Cage / Housing ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
  • Page 45 Magma 11. Place drive inside the tray as shown from the pictures below. NOTE Drives are not included with the storage KIT 12. Turn the tray over and secure the drive. ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
  • Page 46 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 47: Controller Card Installation

    Magma Controller Card Installation Use a disk controller card that can support 4 drives. We recommend using Areca Controller card or a PCIe controller card that is supported by Windows Operating system and Apple Mac OS X. for Mac OS, make sure it has an Apple Thunderbolt compatible driver.

  • Page 48: 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 49 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 50 Magma ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
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  • Page 55: How To Check & Verify Magma Device In Apple System Profiler

    IMPORTANT “The Disk Utility on Mac OSx and Disk Management on Windows OS” are applicable to all disk controller cards / vendors. How to check & Verify Magma Device in Apple System Profiler ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
  • Page 56 Magma ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...
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  • Page 58: How To Check & Verify Pcie Device

    Magma How to check & Verify PCIe Device ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 4 Technical Information...

  • Page 59: 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 60 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 61 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 62: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    Magma Chapter 6 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 ExpressBox 3T 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 63 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 64 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 65 Magma ExpressBox 3T | Chapter 6 Troubleshooting...

  • Page 66: 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 67 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 68 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 69: 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 70: 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 71 Manual P/N 09-09989-01 Rev G...

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