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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.
Features and Benefits
• Add up to two high-speed SATA hard drives
New Serial ATA cable - easier to install & provides
better air circulation
Compliant with Seri
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Package Contents • Serial ATA PCI adapter Driver CD Serial ATA cable Serial ATA power cable 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. Disch
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1. Turn OFF the power to your computer and any other connected peripheral devices. 2. Unplug the power cord from the back of the computer. 3. Remove the computer cover. 4. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot. 5. 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. 6. Replace the slot bracket holding screw to secure the card. Device Connection The Serial ATA PCI is
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Serial ATA cable Figure 3. Connecting the Serial ATA cable 5. Follow the same instructions when connecting a second hard drive. Device connection is now complete. 6. 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 98SE For New Windows 98SE Installation 1. Install the board and follow Microsoft procedures to install Windows 98SE accordingly. 2. Once Windows has been installed, ri
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6. Select Search for a better driver..., then click Next. 7. Check Specify a location, uncheck the other boxes, then click Next. 8. Click Next, then click Finish. 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 oth
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6. Check Specify a location, uncheck the other box, type D:\ME, click Next. (Change D: to match the drive letter of your CD-ROM) 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,
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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. Install the board and follow Microsoft procedures to install Windows NT4.0 accordingly. 2. At the Windows NT Setup screen, press F6 to specify and add the driver. 3. Press S, select Other, then press Enter. 4. Ins
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To Verify Windows NT4.0 Installation 1. Double click My Computer/Control Panel/SCSI Adapters. 2. Highlight Silicon Image... Controller from SCSI Adapters listing and click Properties. A message This device is working properly is displayed in the dialog box when the driver is correctly installed. Windows 2000 For 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, fo
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4. Insert the driver CD, check CD-ROM drives, uncheck the other boxes, and click Next. Click Next again to continue. 5. Click Finish, remove the driver CD and restart Windows to complete the installation. Windows XP/Server 2003 (32-bit) For New Windows XP/Server 2003 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
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4. Click Finish and restart Windows to complete the installation. Windows XP /Server 2003 (64-bit) For New Windows XP/2003 Installation A new installation of Windows XP 64-bit/Server 2003 64-bit 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. Restart your syst
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To Verify Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installation 1. Right click My Computer and click Manage. 2. Select Device Manager. 3. Double click SCSI and RAID Controllers, Silicon Image SiI 3512... Controller should be displayed. ™ Windows Vista (32-bit) For New Windows Vista Installation 1. Install the board and follow Microsoft procedures to install Windows Vista accordingly. 2. At the Where do you want to install Windows? screen, click Load Driver. 3. Insert the driver CD, then click OK. 4. Select Silicon
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4. Click on the Plus (+) sign next to the CD-ROM drive, then double click the 64bit folder. 5. Highlight AMD64 (for 64-bit extended processors) or IA64 (for 64-bit Intel Itanium processors), then click Ok. 6. Select Silicon Image... SATALink Controller, then press Next. 7. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. For Existing Windows Vista 64-bit Installation 1. Install the board and boot up Windows. 2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, select Locate and install driver sof
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5. Select Silicon Image Sil 3512 SATALink Controller..., then click OK 6. Follow on-screen instructions to complete Windows Server 2008 installation. Existing Windows 2008 Installation 1. Install the board and boot up Windows. 2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, select Locate and install driver software (Recommended), then click Don't search online. 3. Insert the driver CD. The driver will install automatically. 4. Click Close. 5. Remove the driver CD and restart your Windows to complete the
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Existing Windows 2008 Installation 1. Install the board and boot up Windows. 2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, select Locate and install driver software (Recommended), then click Don't search online. 3. Insert the driver CD. The driver will install automatically. 4. Click Close. 5. Remove the driver CD and restart your Windows to complete the installation. Verify Server 2008 Installation 1. Right click Computer, click Manage, double click Diagnostics, click Device Manager. 2. Double click St
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Technical Support and Warranty QUESTIONS? SIIG’s Online Support has answers! Simply visit our web site at www.siig.com and click Support. Our online support database is updated daily with new drivers and solutions. Answers to your questions could be just a few clicks away. You can also submit questions online and a technical support analysts will promptly respond. SIIG offers a lifetime manufacturer warranty with this product. Please see our web site for more warranty details. If you enco
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About SIIG, Inc. Founded in 1985, SIIG, Inc. is a leading computer upgrade manufacturer of I/O connectivity products, including PCI & ISA serial and parallel ports, USB, Serial ATA & UltraATA controllers, FireWire (1394a/b), networking, sound cards, and other accessories. SIIG is the premier one-stop source of upgrades. SIIG products offer comprehensive user manuals, many user-friendly features, and are backed by an extensive manufacturer warranty. High-quality control standards are evident by
