Serial ATA PCI Quick Installation Guide 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 (1.5Gb/s) and supports various brand of hard disk drives with capacities greater that 137GB.
Package Contents • • • • • Serial ATA PCI adapter Serial ATA cable Serial ATA power cable Driver CD Quick installation guide Board Layout CN1 Serial ATA connector CN2 Figure 1. Serial ATA PCI Board Layout Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the card are provided below. Since the design of computer cases and motherboards vary, refer to your computer’s reference manual for further information, if needed. Static Electricity Discharge may permanently damage your system.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Turn OFF the power to your computer and any other connected peripheral devices. Unplug the power cord from the back of the computer. Remove the computer cover. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot. To install the card, carefully align the card bus connector to the selected PCI 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.
Serial ATA cable Figure 3. Connecting the Serial ATA cable 5. 6. Follow the same instructions when connecting a second hard drive. Device connection is now complete. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord. Driver Installation This section provides information on how to install the Serial ATA PCI drivers. Windows 7 (32-bit) For New Windows 7 Installation 1. Install the board and follow Microsoft procedures to install Windows 7 accordingly. 2.
6. At Where do you want to install Windows?, reinsert the Windows Installation disk, wait several seconds, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete Windows 7 installation. For Existing Windows 7 Installation 1. Install the board and boot up Windows, when the message Device driver software not successfully installed appears on the taskbar by the system clock, insert the driver CD. 2. Right click Computer, click Manage, click Device Manager. 3.
5. 6. For Itanium processors: Select IA64, then click OK Click Next. At Where do you want to install Windows?, reinsert the Windows Installation disk, wait several seconds, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete Windows 7 installation. For Existing Windows 7 (64-bit) Installation 1. Install the board and boot up Windows, when the message Device driver software not successfully installed appears on the taskbar by the system clock, insert the driver CD. 2. Right click Computer, click Manage. 3.
3. 4. 5. Insert the driver CD, then click OK. Select Silicon Image SiI... SATALink Controller..., then click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Windows Vista installation. For Existing Windows Vista Installation 1. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, click Locate and install driver software (recommended). 2. Click Continue, insert the driver CD, click Next. 3. Click Close to complete the installation. Windows Vista (64-bit) For New Windows Vista (64-bit) Installation 1.
2. 3. 4. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, select Locate and install driver software (recommended), click Continue. Click Don't search online. Insert the driver CD, click Next. At The software for this device has been successfully installed, click Close to complete the installation. To Verify Windows Vista Installation 1. 2. 3. Right click My Computer and click Manage. Click Continue, click Device Manager. Double click Storage controllers, Silicon Image SiI... Controller should be displayed.
For Existing Windows XP / Server 2003 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. 4. XP (w/SP2 or later) / Server 2003 (w/ SP1 or later): Select No, not at this time, then click Next. Insert the driver CD, select Install the software automatically (Recommended), and click Next. Click Finish and restart Windows to complete the installation.
For Existing XP (64-bit) / 2003 (64-bit) Installation 1. Install the board and boot up Windows. 2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, select No, not at this time, then click Next. 3. Insert the driver CD, select Install the software automatically (Recommended), and click Next. 4. Click Finish and restart Windows to complete the installation. Windows 2000 For New Windows 2000 Installation A new installation of Windows 2000 requires a floppy disk for the driver installation.
3. 4. 5. 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 to continue. Click Finish, remove the driver CD and restart Windows to complete the installation. To Verify Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installation 1. 2. 3. Right click My Computer and click Manage. Select Device Manager. Double click SCSI and RAID Controllers, Silicon Image SiI 3512... Controller should be displayed.
3. 4. 5. Insert the driver CD. The driver will install automatically. Click Close. Remove the driver CD and restart your Windows to complete the installation. Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) New Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) 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 driver CD, then click Browse. 4. Double click CD Drive (D:). (change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter) 5.
Verify Server 2008 Installation 1. 2. Right click Computer, click Manage, double click Diagnostics, click Device Manager. Double click Storage controllers, Silicon Image SiI... Controller should be displayed. 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. 1.
4. 5. 6. Insert the driver CD, type D:\NT4, then click OK. (Change D: to match the drive letter of your CD-ROM) Highlight Silicon Image in the left column, then select Silicon Image SiI... SATALink Controller, and click OK. Click OK, remove the driver CD and restart NT4.0 to complete the installation. To Verify Windows NT4.0 Installation 1. 2. Double click My Computer/Control Panel/SCSI Adapters. Highlight Silicon Image... Controller from SCSI Adapters listing and click Properties.
7. Click Next, then click Finish. Remove the driver CD and restart Windows to complete the installation. For Existing Windows ME Installation 1. Install the board and boot up Windows ME. 2. At the Add New Hardware Wizard, insert the driver CD. 3. Select Specify the location of the driver (Advanced), then click Next. 4. Check Specify a location, uncheck the other box, type D:\ME, click Next. (Change D: to match the drive letter of your CD-ROM) 5. Click Next, then click Finish. 6.
9. Remove the driver CD and restart Windows to complete the installation. For Existing Windows 98SE Installation 1. Install the board and boot up Windows. 2. At the Add New Hardware Wizard, click Next. 3. Select Search for the best driver for your device and click Next. 4. Insert the driver CD, check Specify a location, uncheck the other boxes, type D:\98SE, then click Next. (Change D: to match the drive letter of your CD-ROM) 5. Click Next, then Finish. 6.
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About SIIG, Inc. Founded in 1985, SIIG, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of IT connectivity solutions (including Serial ATA and Ultra ATA Controllers, FireWire, USB, and legacy I/O adapters) that bridge the connection between Desktop/ Notebook systems and external peripherals. SIIG continues to grow by adding A/V and Digital Signage connectivity solutions to our extensive portfolio.
