Copyright 2001 ACARD Technology Corp.
ACARD ATA-133
AEC-6280M
PCI-to-IDE ATA-133 Controller
for Macintosh
User’s Manual
Version:1.1
Page 1: ...Copyright 2001 ACARD Technology Corp ACARD ATA 133 AEC 6280M PCI to IDE ATA 133 Controller for Macintosh User s Manual Version 1 1...
Page 2: ...are Installation 6 2 1 Installation 6 2 2 Hardware Installation Procedure 6 2 3 ACARD AEC 6280M adapter compatibility list 8 2 4 ACARD AEC 6280M cable power cable installation 8 2 5 System Installatio...
Page 3: ...rks of ACARD Technology Corp IBM is a trademark of the International Business Machine Corporation Apple and the PowerMac Logo are registered trademarks of Apple Corporation All brand names and tradema...
Page 4: ...00 G3 G4 For PowerMac older than G4 ACARD AEC 6280M can really boost the disk performance up to 100 For PowerMac G4 ACARD AEC 6280M allows Mac to add more drives and use software RAID It supports the...
Page 5: ...ACARD AEC 6280M package check the following packing list One ACARD AEC 6280M adapter One ATA 133 Cable Y Type Power Connector One hard disk mounting kits four screws One user s manual 1 3 2 Parts Spe...
Page 6: ...3 The PCI bus frequency is 33 MHz 2 2 Hardware installation Procedure 1 Open the Mac s case Please reference the Mac s manual 2 Choose an empty PCI slot and plug the AEC 6280M adapter 3 Fix hard drive...
Page 7: ...yout IDE1 The Primary IDE port IDE2 The Secondary IDE port IDE2 IDE1 ATA 133 Cable Layout C o n n e c t t o A C A R D A E C 6280M Adapter IDE ports IDE1 IDE2 Connect to IDE hard drive Slave Connect to...
Page 8: ...ARD AEC 6280M cable power installation The cable connection methods Step 1 Find out pin 1 of IDE connector on IDE hard drive Step 2 Find out a color line of the internal IDE ribbon cable indicating pi...
Page 9: ...iguration after connecting the hard drive with ACARD AEC 6280M adapter Mac OS 9 x installation 1 Be sure hardware has installed correctly 2 Insert Mac OS CD ROM to Macintosh 3 Power on Macintosh and p...
Page 10: ...80M 10 7 Choose the hard drive connecting to ACARD AEC 6280M then press Initialize button For more detail information about Drive Setup refer to Mac OS 9 manual 8 Then start to install an new OS on th...
Page 11: ...c OS X installation 1 Be sure your hardware has installed correctly 2 Insert Mac OS X CD ROM to your Macintosh 3 Power on your Macintosh and press C key 4 After Mac OS X Boot up select Installer from...
Page 12: ...Then click Partition button to initialize the hard drive 9 Then start to install an new Mac OS X on the hard drive Note For more information about Mac OS X installation guide please refer to Mac OS X...
Page 13: ...will show a new Un titled hard drive icon For advanced Mac users find the system information under the Apple Logo pop up Then choose Apple System Profiler to find the information Check the informatio...
Page 14: ...2 Under the Apple System Profiler you will see the System Profiler Choose Devices and Volumes to see the devices status Step 3 Under Devices and Volumes please choose PCI item You will find the SCSI c...
Page 15: ...w a new Un titled hard drive icon For advanced Mac users find the system information under the Apple Logo pop up Then choose Apple System Profiler to find the information Check the information and see...
Page 16: ...ACARD AEC 6280M 16 Step 2 Find the Application sign on the top of the screen and click it Step 3 Under the Application find out the Utilities item and click it...
Page 17: ...4 Under the Utilities you will see the Apple System Profiler Click on Apple System Profiler to see the devices status Step 5 Under Devices and Volumes please choose PCI item You will find the SCSI ca...
Page 18: ...k host adapter To verify the adapter is seated in its slot on the motherboard 4 Check all connectors and cables Check internal IDE connector device power connector and cables are con nected well Cable...
Page 19: ...ort acard com http www acard com Model AEC 6280M F W Version System Configuration Computer CPU Memory SCSI adapter Other I O card Other Storage Device MAC OS version Hard Disk Configuration Problem De...
