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Table of Contents
PREFACE..............................................................................................V
Advisories .............................................................................................. v
Safety Instructions..................................................................................vi
When Working Inside a Computer .........................................................vi
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge ...........................................vii
Rack-Mount Instructions ......................................................................viii
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................... 1
General Specifications ...........................................................................1
Pre-Installation Information .................................................................... 2
Parts List................................................................................................ 2
Tools Required for Installation................................................................ 2
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..................................... 3
Before you Begin.................................................................................... 4
Install PCI Express Host Card................................................................ 4
Attach Power and Expansion Cables..................................................... 5
Laptop Installation (optional)......................................................................... 6
Recheck the Installation......................................................................... 9
Applying Power Correctly..................................................................... 10
Starting Up:................................................................................................. 10
Shutting Down:............................................................................................ 11
Rack Installations................................................................................. 11
CHAPTER 3 VERIFY INSTALLATION............................................ 13
Windows .............................................................................................. 13
Mac OS X............................................................................................. 14
Expansion Slot Utility.................................................................................. 14
Apple System Profiler........................................................................... 15
RedHat 9 Linux .................................................................................... 16
Mapping Physical Slot locations to port locations using lspci............... 17
CHAPTER 4 INSTALL CARDS AND DRIVES................................ 20
Remove PCI Express Expansion Chassis Cover................................ 20
Install 3
rd
Party PCIe Cards or Hard Drives.......................................... 22
Installing 3
rd
Party PCIe Cards.................................................................... 22
Installing Hard Drives.................................................................................. 23
System Should Be Up and Running..................................................... 24
Finishing Touches................................................................................ 24
“Hot-Swappable” PCIe Cards (optional)............................................... 24
Procedure for hot-un-plugging a PCIe plug in card: ................................... 25
PCIe Expansion Solutions with the EB7-x8.......................................... 28
Digi Design Pro Tools® .............................................................................. 28
Video Card expansion solutions ................................................................. 29
High Throughput storage solutions............................................................. 30