eSATA II PCIe i/e Quick Installation Guide Introducing the eSATA II PCIe i/e The eSATA II PCIe i/e is an ultra high-speed dual channel Serial ATA Generation 2 controller for use in PCI Express enabled systems. Features and Benefits • • • • • • • • Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a Compliant with Serial ATA 1.
Package Contents • eSATA II PCIe i/e board and spare enhanced low profile bracket SATA data cable and SATA 15-pin power cable Driver CD and Quick Installation Guide • • Board Layout Hard Disk LED Pins (Connect horizontally) External SATA Connector Internal SATA Connector HDD Activity LED Figure 1. eSATA II PCIe i/e Board Layout Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the card are provided below.
. 4. 5. 6. Remove the computer cover. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCIe slot. To install the card, carefully align the card's bus connector with the selected PCIe slot on the motherboard. Push the board down firmly, but gently, until it is well seated. Replace the slot bracket holding screw to secure the card. Device Connection The eSATA II PCIe i/e supports one internal and one external Serial ATA hard disk drive. Internal Serial ATA port 1. 2. 3.
. 5. Attach the other end of the SATA data cable to the internal Serial ATA connector. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord. External Serial ATA port External Serial ATA hard disk drives should come with their own accessories. In most cases, you just need to power up the external drive and connect it to the external port. For more information, please refer to the external device's manual.
6. Press Enter to continue and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Existing Installation 1. Install the board and boot up Windows. 2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next. 3. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) and click Next. 4. Insert the driver CD, check CD-ROM drives, uncheck the other boxes, and click Next. Click Next again to continue. 5. Click Finish and restart Windows to complete the driver installation.
Existing Installation 1. Install the board and boot up Windows. 2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard. XP (w/SP1 or earlier)/Server 2003: continue to step #3. XP (w/SP2 or later)/Server 2003 (w/ SP1 or later): select No, not this time, then click Next. Note: Most systems will install the driver automatically after inserting driver CD. 3. 4. 5. Insert driver CD, select Install the software automatically (Recommended), then click Next. Click Next, then click Finish.
Existing Installation 1. Install the board and boot up Windows. 2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard: XP (w/SP1 or earlier)/Server 2003: continue to step #3. 3. XP (w/SP2 or later)/Server 2003 (w/ SP1 or later): select No, not this time, then click Next. Insert the driver CD, select Install the software automatically (Recommended), then click Next. Note: Most systems will install the driver automatically after inserting driver CD. 4. Click Finish.
7. Follow on-screen instructions to complete Windows Vista installation. Existing Installation 1. Install the board and boot up Windows. 2. At the Found New Hardware box, select Locate and install driver software (Recommended), then click Continue. 3. Insert the driver CD, click Don't search online. 4. Click Next, then Close. 5. Restart Windows to complete the installation. Windows Vista (64-bit) New Installation 1. Install the board and follow Microsoft procedures to install Windows accordingly. 2.
2. 3. 4. At the Found New Hardware box, select Locate and install driver software (Recommended), then click Continue. When prompted, insert the driver CD. Click Close to complete the installation. To Verify Windows Vista Installation 1. 2. 3. Right click Computer, click Manage, click Continue. Select Device Manager. Double click Storage controllers, Silicon Image SiI 3132... Controller should be displayed. Windows Server 2008 Installation (32-bit) New Installation 1.
Windows Server 2008 Installation (64-bit) New Installation 1. Install the board and follow Microsoft procedures to install Windows accordingly. 2. At Where do you want to install Windows?, click Load Driver. 3. Insert the driver CD, click Browse. 4. Double click CD Drive... Drivers. 5. Double click 64bit folder: For non-Itanium processors: select AMD64 folder, click OK. For Itanium processors: select IA64 folder, click OK. 6. 7. Select Silicon Image SiI 3132... Controller, then click Next.
eSATA II PCIe i/e BIOS The eSATA II PCIe i/e BIOS will appear everytime your system starts up. If the BIOS doesn't show, please try your controller in another PCIe slot. During the (Post) process, the BIOS will show up on the display screen and indicate the devices attached to it. Safely Remove External Hard Disk Drives Before unplugging or turning off your external hard drive from a powered up system, it is recommended to first follow the steps below.
Windows Server 2008 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Right click My Computer and click Manage. Double click Diagnostics, select Device Manager Double click Disk Drives, right click the target disk. Click Uninstall. Click OK to confirm device removal. You can now unplug or turn off the hard disk. Assigning Drive Letter to an External Hard Drive Most external hard drives come formatted and ready to use, when connected a drive icon will show up in My Computer and you can access the drive.
2. Right click on the Healthy disk, the disk without a drive letter, then click Change Drive Letter and Paths. See Figure 4. Figure 4 3. At Change Drive Letters and Paths, click Add.
4. At the Add Drive Letter or Path box, select Assign the following drive letter, then choose an available drive letter from the drop down box. Click OK. Figure 6 5. A drive letter should be assigned to the Healthy drive. Repeat these steps if no drive letter appears.
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