Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 04-0265F SIIG
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1 Serial ATA PCI Quick Installation Guide 04-0265F Introducing the Serial ATA PCI The Serial ATA PCI is an ultra high-speed dual channel Serial ATA controller board for use in Pentium-class computers. It achieves burst data transfer rates up to 150MB/s (1.
2 Package Contents • Serial ATA PCI adapter • Driver CD • Serial ATA cable • Serial ATA power cable • Quick installation guide Board Layout Figure 1. Serial ATA PCI Board Layout Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the card are provided below.
3 1. Turn OFF the power to your computer and any other connected peripheral devices. 2. Unplug the power cord from the back of the computer. 3. Remove the computer cover. 4. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot. 5. To install the card, carefully align the card bus connector to the selected PCI slot on the motherboard.
4 Figure 3. Connecting the Serial ATA cable 5. Follow the same instructions when connecting a second hard drive. Device connection is now complete. 6. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord. Driver Installation This section provides information on how to install the Serial ATA PCI drivers.
5 6. Select Search for a better driver... , then click Next . 7. Check Specify a location, uncheck the other boxes, then click Next . 8. Click Next , then click Finish . 9. Remove the driver CD and restart Windows to complete the installation. For Existing Windows 98SE Installation 1.
6 6. Check Specify a location , uncheck the other box, type D:ME , click Next . (Change D: to match the drive letter of your CD-ROM) 7. Click Next , then click Finish . Remove the driver CD and restart Windows to complete the installation. For Existing Windows ME Installation 1.
7 Windows NT4.0 For New Windows NT4.0 Installation A new installation of Windows NT4.0 requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the NT4 folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below.
8 To Verify Windows NT4.0 Installation 1. Double click My Computer/Control Panel/SCSI Adapters . 2. Highlight Silicon Image... Controller from SCSI Adapters listing and click Properties . A message This device is working properly is displayed in the dialog box when the driver is correctly installed.
9 4. Insert the driver CD, check CD-ROM drives , uncheck the other boxes, and click Next . Click Next again to continue. 5. Click Finish , remove the driver CD and restart Windows to complete the installation.
10 4. Click Finish and restart Windows to complete the installation. Windows XP /Server 2003 (64-bit) For New Windows XP/2003 Installation A new installation of Windows XP 64-bit/Server 2003 64-bit requires a floppy disk for the driver installation.
11 To Verify Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installation 1. Right click My Computer and click Manage . 2. Select Device Manager . 3. Double click SCSI and RAID Controllers , Silicon Image SiI 3512... Controller should be displayed. Windows Vista ™ (32-bit) For New Windows Vista Installation 1.
12 4. Click on the Plus (+) sign next to the CD-ROM drive, then double click the 64bit folder. 5. Highlight AMD64 (for 64-bit extended processors) or IA64 (for 64-bit Intel Itanium processors), then click Ok . 6. Select Silicon Image... SATALink Controller , then press Next .
13 5 . Select Silicon Image Sil 3512 SATALink Controller... , then click OK 6. Follow on-screen instructions to complete Windows Server 2008 installation.
14 Existing Windows 2008 Installation 1. Install the board and boot up Windows. 2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard , select Locate and install driver software (Recommended) , then click Don't search online. 3 . Insert the driver CD. The driver will install automatically.
15 Technical Support and Warranty QUESTIONS? SIIG ’ s Online Support has answers! Simply visit our web site at www.siig.com and click Support . Our online support database is updated daily with new drivers and solutions. Answers to your questions could be just a few clicks away.
Serial ATA PCI is a trademark of SIIG, Inc. SIIG and the SIIG logo are registered trademarks of SIIG, Inc. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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