4 Slot PCI Expansion

Prolong your investment

Need to upgrade your server or desktop computer? Don’t want to lose your investment in pricey PCI cards that don’t fit the new computer? You can install practically any PCI card into the Magma PCI Expansion System and connect it to your new or old computer. It is small enough to fit on your desktop and only takes up two spaces when rack-mounted. In addition, Silencer® cooling fans keep cards cool without sounding like a turbo engine.

The Magma 4 Slot PCI Expansion System allows you to plug-in up to four (4) full-sized power-demanding PCI cards and up to four (4) hard drives in the chassis. How else can you add so much power to a 1U server, a small form-factor desktop, or your brand-new laptop?

Save Time, Money and Trouble
Use your high-end PCI cards and vital data wherever you are – without the expense of “buying duplicate cards” or “packing them along in your briefcase” to install in another computer upon arrive. Simply add your PCI cards, and possibly a hard drive or two, to the Magma expansion chassis and then connect the chassis to any host computer (laptop or desktop) using one of a variety of Magma host cards. Yes, even your laptop!

The use of computer specific host cards makes using your unique PCI cards and vital data as simple as “Plug & Play” because all you need to do is to connect the MAGMA PCI Expansion System to the host card for your computer and turn it on. Use the same PCI cards on your laptop as you do on your desktop or server – just add a Magma host card and connect the cable. The auto-switching power supply even allows you to work internationally by simply adding a power cord plug adapter.

Configuration Control
Setting up your PCI cards and data in one chassis provides you an opportunity to use a consistent hardware configuration – regardless of what type of computer is available. The MAGMA 4 Slot PCI Expansion System can also be added to your portable ATA road case. Being able to “hit the ground running” is vital to every successful venture. Being able to use “the same PCI cards,” regardless of location also reduces project risks.

Host cards are available for the following systems: (1) Laptop: CardBus or ExpressCard and (2) Desktop/Server: 32 or 64-Bit PCI, or x1 PCI Express.

Features and Benefits

Features
• Easy Plug and Play installation
• PCI and PCI Express host card provides easy connection to desktop computers and servers
• CardBus and ExpressCard Modules provide connection to your favorite laptop computer
• Includes 1-meter expansion cable
• 4 slot PCI Backplane
• All slots support full-length or shorter universal and legacy 5 volt only PCI cards
• Drive bays for four 3.5" hard disk drives or one 5.25" removable drive and two 3.5" drives
• Silencer® power supply and cooling fans fans eliminates unnecessary noise
• Versatile black enclosure can be rack-mounted or stacked on a tabletop under your computer or monitor
• Only 2U when rack-mounted and brackets are included
• CE certified and FCC Class A verified
• 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
• RoHS Compliant

Benefits
• Increase the number of PCI slots without replacing your computer
• Attach full-height PCI cards to computers with low-profile slots or PCI Express slots
• Quiet cooling for hot PCI cards and disk drives
• The only solution for adding mulitple PCI cards to mobile computers
• Multiple expansion systems can be connected to a single computer
• Offers a consistent PCI configuration allowing easy host computer upgrades
• Patented technology provides low latency and high through-put
• Proven Method to increase PCI capability without losing performance
• Non-enclosed board sets are available for OEMs and System Integrators to utilize their own enclosure

Specifications

Backplane
4 PCI slots (32-bit/33MHz)
PCI Local Bus Specification: Revision 2.2
PCI Bridge Architecture Specification: Revision 1.2

Cable
1-meter PCI expansion cable
Optional 1.5-meter length

Interconnect Bandwidth
132 MB/sec (Theoretical Max. of PCI 32/33)

Enclosure
2U Black Rack-mount (Steel/Aluminum)
13.1"W x 3.5"H x 16.4"D
(19"W with rack ears mounted)
9lbs or 4.086kg
Class A FCC Emissions

System Cooling
Two Silencer 28CFM fans
One Silencer 28CFM fan in power supply

Host Connection and Power Consumption
Universal PCI 32/33: 0.63W max; 5V @ 0.125A;
Low Profile PCI (64/33): 0.86Wmax; 3.3V@0.25A
x1 PCI Express®: 0.69W max; 3.3V @ 0.21A
CardBus (PCMCIA): 0.42W max; 3.3V @ 0.125A
ExpressCard:0.81Wmax;3.3V@0.21A;1.5V@0.08A

Hard Drive Support
Drive bays for four 3.5” internal or
One 5.25” external and two 3.5” internal drives

Chassis Power Supply
550W Standard
AC Input: 100-240VAC
Input Frequency: 50-60HZ
Input Current: 10.0A Max
DC Output: 550Watts Max
+12V 36.0A maximum
-12V 3.0A maximum
+3.3V 28.0A maximum
+5V36.0A maximum
+5VSB 3.0A maximum
Total power on +3.3V and 5V must not exceed 200W max.

400W Redundant
Contact Magma for Specs

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

MTBF
100,000 hours

Regulatory Compliance
FCC Class A Verified
CE Certified

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 (PCI and PCI Express host only)

Warranty
30 day money back guarantee
1 year return to factory