Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PEXSAT34RH StarTech.com
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Instruction Manual FCC C ompliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Instruction Manual 1 Introduction The PEXSA T34RH 4-Port PCI Express 2.0 SA T A Controller Card with HyperDuo adds 4 AHCI SA T A III por ts to a comput er through a PCIe slot (x2), delivering multiple internal 6Gbps connections for high-performance hard drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs).
Instruction Manual 2 4x SA T A III por ts P roduc t Diag ram.
Instruction Manual 3 Installation Hardwar e I nstallation W ARNING! PCI Express cards, like all comput er equipment, can be severely damaged by static electricity. Be sure tha t you are properly grounded befor e opening your computer case or touching your PCI Expr ess card.
Instruction Manual 4 Driver Installation Window s XP NOTE: The latest driver is a vailable from www.startech.com. 1. Once the computer has started and the operating system is fully loaded , inser t the provided Driver CD into the c omputer ’ s CD/DVD drive.
Instruction Manual 5 Management Utility Installation (Optional - Windows only) RAID and/or HyperDuo conguration can be accomplished either through the integrated car d-BIOS utility, or through the Marvell Storage Utility (MSU). Details for installing the MSU are below .
Instruction Manual 6 b. F irefox i. Fr om the menu bar, select T ools > Options ii. Select the “Con tent ” tab and ensure that the “Enable Javascript” option is checked (should be by defaul.
Instruction Manual 7 V erifying Installation Window s Fr om the main desktop, right-click on “M y Comput er ” (“Computer” in Vista/7/8), then select Manage. In the new Computer Management window , select D evice Manager from the left window panel.
Instruction Manual 8 Operation RAID Congura tion Card BIOS Method W ARNING! Creating a RAID virtual disk destroys all data on the physical disks included in the virtual disk set.
Instruction Manual 9 6. The “Create Virtual Disk” conguration options appear in the “Information” pane (right-side), here you ar e able to select the R AID level and other conguration options: a. Select 2 HDDs for RAID 0 or RAID 1 b. Select 3 HDDs for RAID 0 c.
Instruction Manual 10 3. F rom the “Cr eate new VD” screen that appears, click the “Select RAID Level” drop- down to choose the appropriate RAID type 4. This will enable you to plac e a check box beside the disks tha t you would like to use as part of the RAID set.
Instruction Manual 11 HyperDuo Congura tion HyperDuo oers the following two modes that y ou can congure using either of the procedures outlined in the f ollowing sections: • Safe mode creat.
Instruction Manual 12 7. Highlight “Keep original data” and press Enter to select. Select Y es or No and press Enter . W ARNING! Selecting “No” will destroy all data on the disks included in the virtual disk set. Make sure to back up all data befor e continuing.
Instruction Manual 13 The newly created HyperDuo drive will then appear in the left pane and begin initializing. This can take up to 30 minutes to complete , and system per f ormance may be slow during this period. HyperDuo Management ( Windo ws only) 1.
Instruction Manual 14 3. Select Submit to apply your changes, then select “OK” on the pop -up that follow s. 4. If the folder you would like t o optimize is not available, select “ Advanced” from the “HyperDuo Ser vice ” pane. 5. The “Customiz e Wizar d” will pop-up and allow you to select the desired folders.
Instruction Manual 15 Specications Host Interface PCI Express 2.0 SA T A Revision 3.0 Form F actor F ull/Low Prole Chipset ID Marvell 9230 Internal Connectors 4x 7-pin SA T A plug Maximum Tr ans.
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