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Future proofing Paris - use a Magma [message #74294]

Tue, 17 October 2006 10:05

Messages: 327
Registered: September 2005

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With all the comments about having to use older PC's with Paris, I just wanted to mention to those who maybe don't know
that you can use a Magma Expansion chassis with Paris, and it should work fine with newer PC's with the correct bridge.
PCIe to PCI etc..

I had a four card Paris system I used for over a year that was running solid in a magma with a Dell Laptop on the cardbus slot.

I'm thinking of trying this on my Macbook Pro running XP, in case my older PC goes south.

This should also work for Creamware Pulsar, but I have no experience with those cards.

Cheers,

TC

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Re: Future proofing Paris - use a Magma [message #74308 is a reply to message #74294]

Tue, 17 October 2006 11:49

animix

Messages: 356
Registered: September 2006

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.............just make sure your Magma is one of the newer incarnations that
use the round cable. The PCIe adapter for the PCI card will *not* work with
the old flat cable/80 pin PCI host cards. Since both of my Magma's use
these, I'm hosed........naturally. Also.....is there going to be a voltage
issue with these and the EDS cards?

;o)

"TC" <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote in message
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>
> With all the comments about having to use older PC's with Paris, I just
wanted to mention to those who maybe don't know
> that you can use a Magma Expansion chassis with Paris, and it should work
fine with newer PC's with the correct bridge.
> PCIe to PCI etc..
>
> I had a four card Paris system I used for over a year that was running
solid in a magma with a Dell Laptop on the cardbus slot.
>
> I'm thinking of trying this on my Macbook Pro running XP, in case my older
PC goes south.
>
> This should also work for Creamware Pulsar, but I have no experience with
those cards.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> TC

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Re: Future proofing Paris - use a Magma [message #74323 is a reply to message #74308]

Tue, 17 October 2006 13:27

Messages: 327
Registered: September 2005

Senior Member

Good to know, DJ.

I had to get some voltage regulator or something (I can't remember) from Magma, so they do have something for that I'm sure to deal with any issues.

They are pretty good about answering questions by email on this stuff.

Cheers,

TC

DJ wrote:
> ............just make sure your Magma is one of the newer incarnations that
> use the round cable. The PCIe adapter for the PCI card will *not* work with
> the old flat cable/80 pin PCI host cards. Since both of my Magma's use
> these, I'm hosed........naturally. Also.....is there going to be a voltage
> issue with these and the EDS cards?
>
> ;o)
>

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Re: Future proofing Paris - use a Magma [message #74347 is a reply to message #74294]

Tue, 17 October 2006 22:51

Paul Braun

Messages: 391
Registered: September 2005

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On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:05:10 -0700, TC
<tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote:

>
>With all the comments about having to use older PC's with Paris, I just wanted to mention to those who maybe don't know
>that you can use a Magma Expansion chassis with Paris, and it should work fine with newer PC's with the correct bridge.
>PCIe to PCI etc..
>
>I had a four card Paris system I used for over a year that was running solid in a magma with a Dell Laptop on the cardbus slot.
>
>I'm thinking of trying this on my Macbook Pro running XP, in case my older PC goes south.
>
>This should also work for Creamware Pulsar, but I have no experience with those cards.
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>TC

However, the MBP doesn't use cardbus slots, it has an ExpressCard/34
slot, and AFAIK, Magma doesn't make a card for that slot.

Hell, there are only about 6 mfr's that make cards for that slot, and
not one of them is audio-related.

Very frustrating.

pab

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Re: Future proofing Paris - use a Magma [message #74348 is a reply to message #74347]

Tue, 17 October 2006 23:32

Messages: 327
Registered: September 2005

Senior Member

No, magma does make one last time I checked.

http://www.mobilityelectronics.com/expansion/products/expres scard_expansion/index.html

Cheers,

TC

Paul Braun wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:05:10 -0700, TC
> <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote:
>
>> With all the comments about having to use older PC's with Paris, I just wanted to mention to those who maybe don't know
>> that you can use a Magma Expansion chassis with Paris, and it should work fine with newer PC's with the correct bridge.
>> PCIe to PCI etc..
>>
>> I had a four card Paris system I used for over a year that was running solid in a magma with a Dell Laptop on the cardbus slot.
>>
>> I'm thinking of trying this on my Macbook Pro running XP, in case my older PC goes south.
>>
>> This should also work for Creamware Pulsar, but I have no experience with those cards.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> TC
>
> However, the MBP doesn't use cardbus slots, it has an ExpressCard/34
> slot, and AFAIK, Magma doesn't make a card for that slot.
>
> Hell, there are only about 6 mfr's that make cards for that slot, and
> not one of them is audio-related.
>
> Very frustrating.
>
> pab

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Re: Future proofing Paris - use a Magma [message #74480 is a reply to message #74348]

Thu, 19 October 2006 22:04

Paul Braun

Messages: 391
Registered: September 2005

Senior Member

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:32:11 -0700, TC
<tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote:

>No, magma does make one last time I checked.
>
> http://www.mobilityelectronics.com/expansion/products/expres scard_expansion/index.html
>
>Cheers,
>
>TC
>
yeah, after I made that post I checked - they make one for the 34mm
slots and one for the 54mm slots.

pab

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