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PCI Express Serial A T A Adapter Card 2-P ort SA T A 6Gbps PCI Express eSA T A Contr oller Card PEXESA T32 PEXSA T32 Instruction Manual 2-P ort SA T A 6Gbps PCI Express SA T A Contr oller Card Manual Revision:07/12/2010 For the most up-to-date inf ormation, please visit www.
FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device , pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interf erence in a residential installation.
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1 Introduction The StarT ech.com 2-P or t PCI Express 6Gbps eSA T A or SA T A Controller Cards offers simple connectivity betw een a host computer system and eSA T A or SA T A revision 3.
2 PEXESAT32 View PEXSA T32 View.
3 Inst allation W ARNING! PCI Express cards, like all computer equipment, can be sev erely damaged b y static electricity . Be sure that you are properly grounded bef ore opening your computer case or touching y our PCI Express card. StarT ech.com recommends that you wear an anti-static strap when installing any computer component.
4 6. Inser t the power cable into the soc ket on the po wer supply and reconnect all other connectors remov ed in Step 1. Driver Installation Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 R2 1. After installing the card into the computer system, boot up the computer .
5 Verifying Installation Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 R2/7 F rom the main desktop , right-click on “My Computer” (“Computer” in Vista or later), then select “Manage”. In the ne w Computer Management window , select Device Manager from the left window panel.
6 How to Use RAID Conguration T o setup a RAID array using the driv es connected to the SA T A controller card, the BIOS lev el configuration men u must be accessed. T o access the configuration menu, during POST (computer star tup), the status display f or the controller card will display .
7 Specications Bus Interface PCI Express rev 2.0* (x1 connector) SA T A rev 3.0 Connectors 2 x 7-pin eSA T A (PEXESA T32) 2 x 7-pin SA T A (PEXSA T32) Chipset ID Marvell 9128 Maximum Data T ransfer.
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