SATA 6G PCIe Card User Manual Model: UGT-ST622 All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners www.vantecusa.
Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction ......................................................3 1.1 Product Introduction ....................................................3 1.2 Features........................................................................4 1.3 System Requirements ..................................................4 1.4 Package Contents .........................................................5 Chapter 2: Getting Started .................................................5 2.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Product Introduction This board is a single-chip, PCI Express to two SATA Gen III 6Gb/s channels host controller that brings server-class features to the desktop. This board enables the use of the industry’s newest and fastest hard drives at 6Gb/s while providing backward compatibility to legacy SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s drives. It uses the same cable and connectors as previous SATA generations to ease integration. Besides, PCI Express 2.
1.2 Features Compliant with PCI-Express Specification v2.0 and backward compatible with PCI-Express 1.x Compliant with Serial ATA Specification 3.0 Supports communication speeds of 6.0Gbps, 3.0Gbps and 1.5Gbps Hot plug and Hot Swap Support Native Command Queue (NCQ) Support Port Multiplier Compatible with SATA 6G, 3G and 1.5G Hard Drives Supports Windows® XP/Vista/7/Server 2003/Server 2008(32/64 bit) 1.
1.4 Package Contents 1 x SATA 6G PCIe Card 1 x Driver CD 1 x User Manual 2 x Internal SATA Cables Note: Contents may vary depending on country/market. Chapter 2: Getting Started 2.1 Hardware Description Please Note: There are four SATA ports available on the SATA 6G PCIe Card, 2 internally SATA connectors and 2 eSATA connectors externally. Based on the image below, the respective ports have been name A through D.
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G (Jumpers Settings) JP Description J1-J4 1-2 close Enable SATA Connector A 2-3 close Enable SATA Connector D 1-2 close Enable SATA Connector B 2-3 close Enable SATA Connector C J5-J8 Active Port 2.2 Hardware Installation 1. Turn off the power to your computer. 2. Unplug the power cord and remove your computer’s cover. 3. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCIe slot. 4. To install the board, carefully align the card’s bus connector with the selected PCIe slot on the motherboard.
2.3 Driver Installation 2.3.1 Installation for Windows XP/Server 2003 2.3.1.1 For Windows XP /Server 2003 32-bit For A New Installation A new installation requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the “UGT-ST622\Driver\XP” folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below. 1. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure. 2. At the Windows Setup screen, press F6 to install the driver. 3.
For An Existing Installation 1. Please insert the CD driver bound with SATA 6G PCIe Card into your CD-ROM Drive. 2. At the Windows desktop, click Start, then Run. 3. Type D:\UGT-ST622\Setup.exe, click OK. (Change D:\ to match your CD-ROM drive letter) 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 5. Restart Windows to complete the installation. 2.3.1.
4. Insert the floppy disk, then press Enter. 5. Scroll to Asmedia 106x SATA Controller 64bit and press Enter to select. 6. Press Enter to complete the installation of drivers. 7. Continue with Windows OS installation. For An Existing Installation 1. Please insert the CD driver bound with SATA 6G PCIe Card into your CD-ROM Drive. 2. At the Windows desktop, click Start, then Run. 3. Type D:\UGT-ST622\Setup.exe, click OK. (Change D:\ to match your CD-ROM drive letter) 4.
2.3.2 Installation for Windows Vista/7/Server 2008 2.3.2.1 For Windows Vista/7/Server 2008 32-bit For A New Installation 1. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure. 2. At the Windows Setup screen, press Load Driver to install the driver. 3. Insert the CD driver bound with SATA 6G PCIe Card into your CD-ROM Drive, please select Asmedia 106x SATA Controller (D:\UGT-ST622\Driver\Win7\x86\asahci32.inf), then press Next. (Change D:\ to match your CD-ROM drive letter) 4.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 5. Restart Windows to complete the installation. 2.3.2.2 For Windows Vista/7 /Server 2008 64-bit For A New Installation 1. Follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure. 2. At the Windows Setup screen, press Load Driver to install the RAID driver. 3. Insert the CD driver bound with SATA 6G PCIe Card into your CD-ROM Drive, please select Asmedia 106x SATA Controller (D:\UGT-ST622\Driver\Win7\x64\asahci64.
3. Type D:\UGT-ST622\Setup.exe, click OK. (Change D:\ to match your CD-ROM drive letter) 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 5. Restart Windows to complete the installation. 2.4 Hardware Verify 2.4.1 Verifying for 2003/Server 2008 Windows XP/Vista/7/Server 1. Right click My Computer and click Manage. 2. Select Device Manager. 3.