Magma ExpressBox4

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 provides an efficient way to maximize your workstation or server’s total I/O capability and limit the number of CPUs required in your system.

Cost-effective Solution for Expanding I/O capacity Magma ExpressBox4 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 ExpressBox4 consists of a PCI Express Host Card, a cable and a chassis. Magma ExpressBox4 is automatically configuredby the System BIOS making all of the slots appear transparent to the host computer.

Optimal method to enhancing your PCI Express I/O capabilities

ExpressBox4 is an expansion solution that provides 4 full-length PCI Express slots.This is a standalone chassis in an industry standard enclosure with its own power supply. The chassis allows the flexibility to expand the I/O capabilities of a server orworkstation seamlessly capitalizing on the transparency of PCI Express architecture.

Benefits
• Industrial solution for adding up to 4 PCI Express cards to one computer
• Attach full-length PCI Express cards to computer with limited card space
• 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

Features
• 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
• Transparent extension of PCI Express signals outside the computer
• All slots support full-length cards
• 2U rack-mount enclosure
• 400W 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
• (4) PCI Express slots
• x16 connectors, x4 slot speeds

Cable
• 3-meter iPass

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

Enclosure
• 2U Rack-mount
• 19” Wide, 3.5” High, 17.7” Depth
• Removable/cleanable air filter
• 15 lbs or 6.82Kg
• Class A FCC Emissions

System Cooling
• One 31.4 CFM Backplane Fan
• One Power Supply Fan

Hard Drive Support
• Drive brackets for 4 hard drives

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

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