Magma MAEB7

Cost Effective Solution for Expanding I/O Capacity

The Magma PCI Express to PCI Express Expansion system provides a simple, cost-effective solution for expanding the available PCI Express slots of workstations and servers. This allows for significant cost savings to companies since it eliminates the need to invest in new computer hardware to be able to accommodate the growing need of I/O expandability.

Cost-effective Solution for Expanding I/O capacity

Magma ExpressBox7 provides a cost-effective path to expand the available number of PCI Express slots while maintaining consistent server or workstation configuration. The product provides increased I/O capacity and scalability.

Easy Installation

Magma ExpressBox7 consists of a PCI Express Host Card, a cable and a chassis. Magma ExpressBox7 is automatically configured by the System BIOS making all of the slots appear transparent to the host computer.

Optimal method to enhancing your PCI Express I/O capabilities

ExpressBox7 is an expansion solution that provides 7 full-length PCI Express slots.This is a standalone chassis in an industry standard enclosure with its own power supply. The PCI Express slots are hot-swappable.The chassis allows the flexibility to expand the I/O capabilities of a server or workstation seamlessly capitalizing on the transparency of PCI Express architecture.

• Industrial solution for adding up to 7 PCI Express cards to one computer
• Attach full-length PCI Express cards to computer with limited card space
• Individual PCI Express slots can be turned off without powering down entire system
• Low profile host card allows for easy installation in low profile computers
• Supports peer to peer transfers between cards in slots of the expansion chassis
• Optional redundant power supplies share load during normal operation and in the event of a failure of one the other assumes full load sounding an audible alarm on correcting the fault.

• Easy “Plug and Play” installation
• Easily visible LEDs indicate correct installation
• Includes x8 PCI Express host card and 1 meter iPass cable
• All slots support any combination of x1, x4, x8 and x16 PCI Express cards
• All slots support full-length cards
• 4U rack-mount enclosure
• Transparent extension of PCI Express signals outside the computer
• 400W Standard or Redundant (Hot-Swappable) Power Supply
• Dedicated fan for cooling hot cards
• Thermister controlled fan speeds help reduce unnecessary noise
• CE certified and FCC Class A verified
• RoHS compliant
• 30 day money back guarantee

Backplane
• (7) PCI Express slots
• x16 connectors, x4 slot speeds
• Hot-pluggable slots

Cable
• 3-meter iPass

Interconnect Bandwidth
• 1GB/sec simplex
• 2GB/sec full duplex

Enclosure
• 4U Rack-mount
• 19” Wide, 7” High, 17.7” Depth
• Removable/cleanable air filter
• 24 lbs or 11.840Kg
• Class A FCC Emissions

System Cooling
• One 82.5CFM Backplane Fan
• One Power Supply Fan

Hard Drive Support
• Optional Drive Cage

Host Connections and Power Consumption
• x8 PCI Express connector, x4 slot speeds
• 1.2A @ +3.3V maximum
• Low profile
• PCI Express Bus Specification Revision 1.1

Rack Installation
• Optional Chassis Trak® rack slide kit
• Optional PCI Express card hold down kit

Chassis Power Supply
• Standard or Redundant Power Supply Available
• Auto-Switching from 110 - 220V

Environmental
• Ambient Temperature 0º to 50º C
• Storage Temperature -20º to 60º C
• Relative Humidity: 5% to 85% non-condensing

MTBF
• 53,000 Hours

Regulatory Compliance
• FCC Class AVerified
• CE Certified
• UL/CIL Listed

Supported Operating Systems
• Windows 7 (32bit/64bit)
• Windows Vista (32bit/64bit)
• Windows XP (32bit/64bit)
• Windows Server 2003 (32bit)
• Windows Server 2008 (32bit/64bit)
• Mac OS 10.4+
• Red Hat Linux 2.6x+
• Solaris

Warranty
• 30 day money back guarante
• 1 year return to factory