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 1.0a specification with support for full complement of SATA II optional features

• PCI Express 1-lane (x1) SATA II adapter works with

PCI Express slots with different lane width

• Installs in any available PCI Express slot - supports data transfer rates up to 3.0Gb/s (300MB/s)

• Spare enhanced low profile bracket is included to work in low profile chassis

• Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Nonzero offsets NCQ, and Out-of-order date delivery

NCQ

• Independent command fetch, scatter/gather, and command execution

• Supports hard disk hot-plugging

System Requirements

• PCI Express-enabled system with an available PCI

Express slot

• Windows

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7 (32-/64-bit) / Vista (32-/64-bit) / XP

(32-/64-bit) / Server 2003 & 2008 (32-/64-bit) / 2000

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Package Contents

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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

HDD Activity

LED

Internal SATA

Connector

Figure 1. eSATA II PCIe i/e Board Layout

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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. Discharge any static electricity build up in your body by touching your computer’s case for a few seconds. Avoid any contact with internal parts and handle cards only by their external edges. Note: For low profile systems, replace the currently mounted bracket with the included low profile bracket.

1.

Turn OFF the power to your computer and any other connected peripheral devices.

2.

Unplug the power cord from the computer.

3.

Remove the computer cover.

4.

Remove the slot bracket from an available PCIe slot.

5.

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.

6.

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.

Install the hard disk drive into the chassis.

2.

Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to the system power supply using the SATA 15-pin power cable.

3.

Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the hard disk drive.

SATA data cable

SATA 15-pin power cable

Figure 2. Hard disk drive connections

Note: For hard disk drives with both SATA power connector and legacy 5-pin connector, use either the

SATA power connector or the legacy 5-pin power connector. Using both power connectors at the same time will damage the hard disk drive.

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4.

Attach the other end of the SATA data cable to the internal Serial ATA connector.

5.

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.

Driver Installation

This section provides information on how to install the

eSATA II PCIe i/e drivers.

Windows 7 (32-bit)

New Windows 7 (32-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, click Browse. Close the AutoPlay box if prompted.

4.

Double click CD Drive ... Driver.

5.

Double click Win7, click 32bit, click OK.

6.

At Select the driver to be installed, click Next.

7.

At Where do you want to install Windows?, reinsert your Windows 7 installation disk.

8.

Wait several seconds, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete your Windows installation.

Existing Windows 7 (32-bit) Installation

1.

Install the board and boot up Windows.

2.

At the Windows desktop, insert the driver CD.

Close the AutoPlay box if prompted.

3.

Right click Computer, click Manage, then click

Device Manager.

4.

Right click Serial ATA Controller, click Update

Driver Software.

5.

Click Browse my computer for driver software.

6.

Type D:\, click Next. (Change D: to match your

CD/DVD-ROM drive letter)

7.

Click Close to complete the installation.

Windows 7 (64-bit)

New Windows 7 (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, click Browse. Close the AutoPlay box if prompted.

4.

Double click CD Drive ... Driver.

5.

Double click Win7, double click 64bit.

For non-Itanium processors: Select AMD64, then click OK.

For Itanium processors: Select IA64, then click OK.

6.

At Select the driver to be installed, click Next.

7.

At Where do you want to install Windows?, reinsert your Windows 7 installation disk.

8.

Wait several seconds, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete your Windows installation.

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Existing Windows 7 (64-bit) Installation

1.

Install the board and boot up Windows.

2.

At the Windows desktop, insert the driver CD.

Close the AutoPlay box if prompted.

3.

Right click Computer, click Manage, then click

Device Manager.

4.

Right click Serial ATA Controller, click Update

Driver Software.

5.

Click Browse my computer for driver software.

6.

Type D:\, click Next. (Change D: to match your

CD/DVD-ROM drive letter)

7.

At Windows has successfully updated your driver software, click Close to complete the installation.

Windows Vista (32-bit)

New Windows Vista (32-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.

Select CD Drive ... Driver, click OK.

5.

At Select the driver to be installed, click Next.

6.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete your

Windows installation.

Existing Windows Vista (32-bit) Installation

1.

Install the board and boot up Windows.

2.

At Found New Hardware, insert the driver CD, click

Locate and install driver software (Recommended), then click Continue.

3.

Click Don't Search Online.

4.

Click Next, then Close to complete the installation.

Windows Vista (64-bit)

New Windows Vista (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 ... Driver.

5.

Double click 64bit folder.

For non-Itanium processors: Select AMD64, click

OK.

For Itanium processors: Select IA64, click OK.

6.

At Select the driver to be installed, click Next.

7.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete

Windows installation.

Existing Windows Vista (64-bit) Installation

1.

Install the board and boot up Windows.

2.

At Found New Hardware, insert the driver CD, click

Locate and install driver software (Recommended), then click Continue.

3.

Click Don't Search Online.

4.

Click Next, then click Close to complete the installation.

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Windows XP (32-bit) / Server 2003 (32-bit)

New Windows XP (32-bit) / 2003 (32-bit) Installation

A new installation of Windows XP & Server 2003 requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the Floppy folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below.

1.

Install the board and follow Microsoft procedures to install Windows accordingly.

2.

At the Windows Setup screen, press F6 to continue.

3.

Insert the driver floppy disk you made above. Press

S, then press Enter.

4.

Select Silicon Image SiI 3132 ... Controller for

Windows XP and Server 2003, then press Enter.

5.

Press Enter again to continue and follow the onscreen instructions to complete your Windows installation.

Existing Windows XP (32-bit) / 2003 (32-bit) Installation

1.

Install the board and boot up Windows.

2.

At the Found New Hardware Wizard, select No, not

this time, then click Next. Skip this step if not prompted.

3.

Insert the driver CD, select Install the software

automatically (Recommended), then click Next.

4.

Click Next, then click Finish to complete the installation.

Windows XP (64-bit) / Server 2003 (64-bit)

New Windows XP (64-bit) / 2003 (64-bit) Installation

A new installation of Windows XP & Server 2003 requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the 64bit folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below.

1.

Install the board and follow Microsoft procedures to install Windows accordingly.

2.

At the Windows Setup screen, press F6 to continue.

3.

Insert the driver floppy disk you made above. When prompted, press S, then press Enter.

For non-Itanium processors: Select Silicon Image

SiI 3132 ... Controller (64-bit Extended), and press

Enter.

For Itanium processors: Select Silicon Image SiI

3132 ... Controller (Itanium), and press Enter.

4.

Press Enter again to continue and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

Existing Windows 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

this time, then click Next.

3.

Insert the driver CD, select Install the software

automatically (Recommended), then click Next.

4.

Click Finish to complete the installation.

Windows Server 2008 (32-bit)

New Server 2008 (32-bit) Installation

1.

Install the board and follow Microsoft procedures to install Windows accordingly.

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2.

At Where do you want to install Windows?, click

Load Driver.

3.

Insert the driver CD, click OK.

4.

Select Silicon Image SiI 3132 ... Controller ..., then click Next.

5.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete your

Windows installation.

Existing Server 2008 (32-bit) Installation

1.

Install the board and boot up Windows.

2.

At the Found New Hardware window, select Locate

and install driver software (Recommended), then click Don't Search Online.

3.

Insert the driver CD. Windows will automatically search the CD and install the correct driver.

4.

At Windows has finished installing the driver

software for this device, click Close to complete the installation.

Windows Server 2008 (64-bit)

New 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 the driver CD, click OK.

4.

At Select the driver to be installed, click Browse.

5.

Double click CD Drive ... Driver.

6.

Double click 64bit folder.

For non-Itanium processors: Select AMD64, click OK.

For Itanium processors: Select IA64, click OK.

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7.

Select Silicon Image SiI 3132 ... Controller ..., then click Next.

8.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete your

Windows installation.

Existing Server 2008 (64-bit) Installation

1.

Install the board and boot up Windows.

2.

At the Found New Hardware window, select Locate

and install driver software (Recommended), then click Don't Search Online.

3.

Insert the driver CD and Windows will search the

CD and install the correct driver.

4.

At Windows has finished installing the driver

software for this device, click Close to complete the installation.

Windows 2000

New Windows 2000 Installation

A new installation of Windows 2000 requires a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk, copy the contents of the Floppy folder, found on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions below.

1.

Install the board and follow Microsoft procedures to install Windows 2000 accordingly.

2.

At the Windows 2000 Setup screen, press F6 to continue.

3.

Insert the driver floppy disk you made above. Press

S, then press Enter.

4.

Select Silicon Image SiI 3132 ... Controller for

Windows 2000 and press Enter.

5.

Press Enter again to continue and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

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Existing Windows 2000 Installation

1.

Install the board and boot up Windows 2000.

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 installation.

To Verify Windows Installation

1.

Use Device Manager to verify installation.

For Windows 7: Right click Computer, click Manage, click Device Manager.

For Windows Vista: Right click Computer, click

Manage, click Continue. Click Device Manager.

For Windows XP / Server 2003 / 2000: Right click My

Computer, click Manage, click Device Manager.

For Windows Server 2008: Right click Computer, click

Manage. Double click Diagnostics, click Device

Manager.

2.

Double click either SCSI and RAID controllers or

Storage controllers. Silicon Image SiI 3132 ...

Controller should be displayed.

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.

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Safely Remove External Hard Disk Drives

Before unplugging or turning off your external hard disk drive from a powered up system, it is recommended to first follow the steps below. Not doing so may corrupt the data stored on the external hard drive and/or cause your system to crash.

Windows 7

1.

Right click Computer, click Manage.

2.

Select Device Manager.

3.

Double click Disk Drives, right click the target disk.

4.

Click Uninstall. Click OK to confirm device removal.

5.

You can now unplug or turn off the hard disk.

Windows Vista

1.

Right click Computer, click Manage, click Continue.

2.

Select Device Manager.

3.

Double click Disk Drives, right click the target disk.

4.

Click Uninstall. Click OK to confirm device removal.

5.

You can now unplug or turn off the hard disk.

Windows XP / Server 2003 / 2000

1.

Right click My Computer and click Manage.

2.

Select Device Manager.

3.

Double click Disk Drives, right click the target disk.

4.

Click Uninstall. Click OK to confirm device removal

5.

You can now unplug or turn off the hard disk.

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Windows Server 2008

1.

Right click My Computer and click Manage.

2.

Double click Diagnostics, select Device Manager

3.

Double click Disk Drives, right click the target disk.

4.

Click Uninstall. Click OK to confirm device removal.

5.

You can now unplug or turn off the hard disk.

Assigning Drive Letter to an External Hard Disk

Most external hard disk drives come formatted and ready to use, when connected a drive icon will show up in

Computer/My Computer and you can access the drive.

However, sometimes Windows will not automatically assign a drive letter to a formatted drive, in this case, the drive icon will not show up in Computer/My Computer.

If this happens, follow the directions below to assign the drive letter. These steps, written from Windows Server

2003, are similar in all Windows versions.

1.

Right click My Computer, click Manage, click Disk

Management, look for a Healthy disk without a name and drive letter assigned to it, see Figure 3.

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Figure 3: Disk Management

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.

Figure 5

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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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Technical Support and Warranty

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SIIG offers a lifetime manufacturer warranty with this product. Please see our web site for more warranty details. If you encounter any problems with this product, please follow the procedures below.

A) If it is within the store's return policy period, please return the product to the store where you purchased from.

B) If your purchase has passed the store's return policy period, please follow these steps to have the product repaired or replaced.

Step 1: Submit your RMA request.

Go to www.siig.com, click Support, then RMA to submit a request to SIIG RMA. Your RMA request will be processed, if the product is determined to be defective, an RMA number will be issued.

Step 2: After obtaining an RMA number, ship the product.

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Properly pack the product for shipping. All software, cable(s) and any other accessories that came with the original package must be included.

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Clearly write your RMA number on the top of the returned package. SIIG will refuse to accept any shipping package, and will not be responsible for a product returned without an

RMA number posted on the outside of the shipping carton.

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You are responsible for the cost of shipping. Ship the product to the following address:

SIIG, Inc.

6078 Stewart Avenue

Fremont, CA 94538-3152, USA

RMA #:

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SIIG will ship the repaired or replaced product via Ground in the U.S. and International Economy outside of the U.S. at no cost to the customer.

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PRODUCT NAME

eSATA II PCIe i/e

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B OPERATING ENVIRONMENT: FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT:

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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Fremont, CA 94538-3152, USA

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