eSATA II 2-Port ExpressCard Quick Installation Guide Introducing the eSATA II 2-Port ExpressCard The eSATA II 2-Port ExpressCard is an ultra high-speed dual channel Serial ATA Generation 2 controller. Features and Benefits • • • • • • • Adds two external (eSATA) ports to your ExpressCard equipped notebook computer for external drive connections Supports data transfer speeds up to 3.0Gb/s (300MB/s) Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and SATA TCQ commands Compliant with Serial ATA 1.
Package Contents • • • eSATA II 2-Port ExpressCard Driver CD Quick Installation Guide Layout eSATA connectors Figure 1: eSATA II 2-port ExpressCard Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the ExpresscCard are provided. Since the design of systems may vary, refer to your system reference manual for further information, if needed. Insert the card into the ExpressCard slot of your system. Make sure it is inserted all the way in for a solid connection.
Windows Driver Installation This section provides instructions to install the eSATA II 2-Port ExpressCard drivers. Windows 2000 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Install the ExpressCard into an ExpressCard slot. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) and click Next. Insert the driver CD, check CD-ROM drives, uncheck the other boxes, and click Next. Click Next again. Click Finish then restart Windows to complete the driver installation.
3. 4. Insert the driver CD, select Install the software automatically (Recommended), click Next, then click Next again. Click Finish then restart Windows to complete the driver installation. Windows VistaTM (32-/64-bit) 1. 2. 3. 4. Install the ExpressCard into an ExpressCard slot. At the Found New Hardware window, click Locate and install driver software (recommended), click Continue. At the next window, insert the driver CD andVista will automatically detect and install the correct driver.
2. For Windows Vista: Right click Computer, click Manage, click Continue. Click Device Manager. For Windows Server 2008: Right click Computer and click Manage. Double click Diagnostics, click Device Manager. Double click either SCSI and RAID controllers or Storage controllers, and Silicon Image SiI 3132... Controller should be displayed. Windows Device Connection External Devices External Serial ATA devices should come with their own accessories.
4. You can now unplug the hard disk. Note: When reconnecting a Disabled hard disk, it must be enabled, otherwise, it will not work properly in Windows. To enable the hard disk, follow steps 1-3. At step #3, select Enable. Assigning a Drive Letter in Windows Windows may not assign a drive letter to a hard drive enclosure that was partitioned and formatted in a different computer. If this happens when you connect your enclosure, follow the directions below to assign it a drive letter.
2. Right click on the Healthy disk, that does not have a drive letter, then click on Change Drive Letter and Paths. See Figure 3 below. Figure 3 3. At Change Drive Letters and Paths box, click Add.
4. At Add Drive Letter or Path box, select Assign the following drive letter, choose an available drive letter from the drop down box, then click OK. Figure 5 5. A drive letter should be assigned to the Healthy drive. Repeat these steps if no drive letter appears.
Safely Remove Hardware (Windows only) Use Windows Safely Remove Hardware utility to stop the ExpressCard before removing it from the ExpressCard slot. Not doing so may corrupt or destroy your data. Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003 & 2008 1. 2. 3. The utility is in the taskbar by the system clock. For Windows 2000: Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon. For Windows XP / Server 2003 & 2008: Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon. Click Safely Remove Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATALink Controller.
Mac OS Driver Installation This section provides information on how to install the eSATA II 2-Port ExpressCard drivers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Insert driver CD. At the desktop double click Driver icon. Double click Mac folder. Double click Sil3132_1.1.9u_Si1_Pkg.pkg. Click Continue, Continue, Continue, then Agree. In OS 10.5, click Change Install Location. Otherwise, please continue with step #6. Select the destination drive, click Continue, then click Install.
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