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How Well Does Magma Work? [message #74939] Fri, 27 October 2006 08:13 Go to next message
Gary Flanigan is currently offline  Gary Flanigan
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I just discovered that two of the three PCI slots on my "new" PC are too short
to accomodate MY UAD-1s. So I am considering getting a (probablly used)
Magma box. This would use a PCI slot in the PC, not a PCIe slot.

Does this work well? Are there cable length restrictions?

Thanks
Re: How Well Does Magma Work? [message #74948 is a reply to message #74939] Fri, 27 October 2006 09:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Doug Wellington is currently offline  Doug Wellington   UNITED STATES
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"Gary Flanigan" <gary_flanigan@ce9.uscourts.gov> wrote in message
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> I just discovered that two of the three PCI slots on my "new" PC are too
> short
> to accomodate MY UAD-1s. So I am considering getting a (probablly used)
> Magma box. This would use a PCI slot in the PC, not a PCIe slot.
>
> Does this work well? Are there cable length restrictions?

I have three Magma chassis, two 13 slot models and a 7 slot. They all just
work. My only complaint would be that the original fans are quite noisy.
IIRC, there are a couple different cable lengths, the longest being
something like three feet. You may find more about that at
http://www.mobilityelectronics.com/expansion/ ...

Doug

http://www.parisfaqs.com


Re: How Well Does Magma Work? [message #74986 is a reply to message #74948] Fri, 27 October 2006 19:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Dubya Mark Wilson is currently offline  Dubya Mark Wilson   UNITED STATES
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Quietly he emerges with a scant handful of salient posts and then silently
slips back into the black waters. Where ya been man?

W.

"Doug Wellington" <doug@parisfaqs.com> wrote in message
news:454232a1@linux...
> "Gary Flanigan" <gary_flanigan@ce9.uscourts.gov> wrote in message
> news:454221fd$1@linux...
>> I just discovered that two of the three PCI slots on my "new" PC are too
>> short
>> to accomodate MY UAD-1s. So I am considering getting a (probablly used)
>> Magma box. This would use a PCI slot in the PC, not a PCIe slot.
>>
>> Does this work well? Are there cable length restrictions?
>
> I have three Magma chassis, two 13 slot models and a 7 slot. They all
> just work. My only complaint would be that the original fans are quite
> noisy. IIRC, there are a couple different cable lengths, the longest being
> something like three feet. You may find more about that at
> http://www.mobilityelectronics.com/expansion/ ...
>
> Doug
>
> http://www.parisfaqs.com
>
Re: How Well Does Magma Work? [message #74990 is a reply to message #74986] Fri, 27 October 2006 21:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Doug Wellington is currently offline  Doug Wellington   UNITED STATES
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"Dubya Mark Wilson" <mark.xspam@avidrecording.com> wrote:
> Quietly he emerges with a scant handful of salient posts and then silently
> slips back into the black waters. Where ya been man?

[looks around nervously] Umm... Are you talking to me?

Doug

http://www.parisfaqs.com


Re: How Well Does Magma Work? [message #75244 is a reply to message #74990] Wed, 01 November 2006 07:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Tyrone Corbett is currently offline  Tyrone Corbett   
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Gary, I recently purchased a used "Avid PCI Extender" from Chris Ludwig and
it was a simple plug and play deal. I was apprehensive about IRQ conflicts,
but decided to just run Paris first to see what would happen before I tweaked
anything...it worked without my having to make any adjustments. I'm on Win98SE
with 3 EDS cards runninng in the chasis.

Tyrone
Re: How Well Does Magma Work? [message #75245 is a reply to message #74990] Wed, 01 November 2006 07:24 Go to previous message
Tyrone Corbett is currently offline  Tyrone Corbett   
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Registered: August 2006
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Gary, I recently purchased a used "Avid PCI Extender" from Chris Ludwig and
it was a simple plug and play deal. I was apprehensive about IRQ conflicts,
but decided to just run Paris first to see what would happen before I tweaked
anything...it worked without my having to make any adjustments. I'm on Win98SE
with 3 EDS cards runninng in the chasis.

Tyrone
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