PCIe Expansion System User's Manual

MAGMA

For this feature to work, you need to install the Magma software

driver. See

Chapter 6 for instructions on how to download the

latest software for your system, should you require this feature.

Each of the PCIe slots is controlled by a Hotplug Button as seen below:

SLOT 2 SLOT 1

Simply press the button corresponding to the slot you wish to “power-

down.” The power will now be removed from that slot so that the card

can be replaced. All other PCIe cards remain fully functional, as they

are independent of this slot. Below is the outlined procedure step-by-

step:

Procedure for hot-un-plugging a PCIe plug in card:

1. Given a stable Windows-based system booted with

the Magma chassis, an applet on the right hand side

of the start menu bar should appear depicting a card

with a green arrow above it.

Double click on the applet.

2. A dialog should appear with the title “Safely Remove

Hardware” in the dialog will be a list of devices that may be

removed from the system. Within this list will be the cards

currently plugged into the chassis.

Select a device and click on the “Properties button”.

3. If the device is currently in the Magma chassis, the location will

show “Magma chassis x slot y”. Where x identifies the physical

chassis and y identifies the slot the device is plugged into.

After verifying that this is the device to be removed, click