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14 Chapter 4 Install 3rd Party PCI Cards
Install Hard Drive(s)
Installing Hard Drives
Installing up to seven (7) hard drives into your 7-
Slot chassis, or four (4) in your 13-Slot Chassis, is
simple using one or two optional Drive Cages (PN:
RDRIVECAGE), available from Magma. Each cage
can hold up to four (4) 3.5” hard drives. The cages
mount into the hard drive area in the chassis
identified by a
in the previous graphic. If you
want to install a hard drive in your system, a PCI
hard drive controller card must also be installed
into one of the available PCI slots.
You will also have to remove a 5V Load Resistor
from the hard drive area before installing any hard
drive cages. Instructions for removing the 5V Load
Resistor are included with the hard drive cage.
DANGER
The Load Resistor is
and
must NOT BE TOUCHED unless the
system has been shut off for at least 25-
30 minutes. Use caution when touching
the Load Resistor.
System Should Be Up and Running
Apply power to the Magma expansion chassis first, then power up the
computer.
Use the procedures detailed in
Chapter 3 to confirm the card
installation(s) in the Windows Device Manager or Apple System Profiler.
When everything is functioning correctly, your Windows Device
Manager should look something like this: