Main Features

Would your life be easier if you could take your desktop computer system to the job site instead of the job site coming to you? MAGMA's 2 Slot CardBus-to-PCI Expansion System is just what you need to make this idea a reality.

This expansion system adds 2 full-length PCI slots to Apple PowerBooks and PC Laptops. Now you can get rid of that unmovable desktop computer and use a portable computer instead. All this potential is available in a box with a similar footprint to the variety of portable computers on the market today. No more bulky 'lunch-box' computers are required. Now you can use your favorite laptop computer in the same capacity as a full-size desktop machine.

The 2 slot expansion system is available in several different configurations. One of the most popular solutions is Model CB2 which accommodates 2 full-length PCI cards and has a drive bay specially designed so you can add two internal IDE/ATA or SCSI disk drives to the 2 slot enclosure. That's right - the same disk drives that you use with a desktop computer can be added to a MAGMA 2 slot chassis. Now there's no reason to run out of disk space!

Another popular solution is Model CB2S. The CB2S is just like the CB2 except it includes a built-in SCSI controller card that does not take up one of the two available PCI slots. This makes adding additional storage to your mobile computer system even easier.

As an added bonus, users who require true "go anywhere" portability, MAGMA offers the 2 Slot CardBus-to-PCI Expansion System in a DC-ready format. MAGMA's DC Models are made to be powered on any user supplied 12-volt DC power source (such as a battery or car lighter adapter.) DC Models have an XLR-4 power connector and are shipped with a 100-Watt AC power brick, for those occasions when AC power is available.

Additional Features

- Easy installation... install MAGMA PCI CardBus interface into the PC Card 
  (PCMCIA) slot of your portable computer, connect the cable, add your PCI
   cards and power up.
- Metal enclosure will protect your expensive PCI cards when you're on the go. - Can be used with a desktop computer when PCI host interface (PCIHIF68) is
   purchased separately.
- Approved by Digidesign.

Supported Operating Systems

Win XP, Win 2000, Win NT, Win ME, Win 98SE, Mac OS X (version 10.2.2+), Mac OS 9.x, and Red Hat Linux 9.