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ADDONICS TECHNOLOGIES 

ADCB2SA-E (Serial ATA CARDBUS Controller Card) 

 
 
 
Please use our on-line registration card for your Warranty registration. Our web site is www.addonics.com 

 

 

SPECIFICATIONS 

 
Chip Set:  

Silicon Image integrated host controller 

Interface:  

CARDBUS  

I/O Ports:  

(2) external Connectors 

Regulatory approvals:  FCC, CE 

 

Features: 

• 

Supports High Speed Transfer Rate 
1,500Mbps, Compare with 480Mbps of 
USB2.0 and 400Mbps of 1394a 

• 

48 bits LBA can Break Capacity-Limit to 
Support HDD larger than 137GB 

• 

Two SATA2 Shielding & Durable 
connectors (eSATA) 

• 

PC Card 32 bit CardBus fully compliant 

• 

Dual high speed Serial ATA interface ports, 
each supporting 1st generation Serial ATA 
data rates 1.5Gb/s 

• 

Fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0a 
specifications 

• 

Supports Spread Spectrum in receiver 

• 

Independent 256-byte FIFOs (32 bit * 64 
deep) per Serial ATA channel for host reads 
and writes 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
System Requirements: 

• 

Pentium or equivalent PC with one available 
CARDBUS slot 

• 

Windows 98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP

 

 

Package contents:

 

• 

CardBus Serial ATA adapter 

• 

Driver Disc 

• 

This Quick User guide

 

INSTALLATIONS 

 

Hardware Installations:  
 

1. 

Power OFF Computer. 

2. 

Select an empty Cardbus/PCMCIA slot and 
insert the Serial ATA CardBus card. 

3. 

Turn PC ON. 

4. 

Follow the Wizard for driver installation. 

 

Software Installation: 
 
Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP Driver Installations 

 

1. 

Turn computer ON. When Windows boots 
up,  “A New Hardware Found” pops on the 
screen and the Addonics Serial ATA 
CARDBUS Controller is identified. 

2. 

At the “Add New Hardware Wizard 
Window, click “Next” 

3. 

Choose “Select for the best driver for your 
devices”, and click “Next” 

4. 

Insert the Drivers Diskette or Driver Disc 
and check the “Floppy Drive or CDROM 
Drive” option. Click “Next” 

5. 

If using a driver that has not been digitally 
signed by Microsoft, you will be asked if 
you want to continue the installation. Click 
Continue. 

6. 

When the new hardware wizard has finish 
installing the Serial ATA card. Click 
“Finish” to complete the installations. 

 

 

Confirming Serial ATA Driver Installation 

 

1. 

Right click the My Computer icon and select 
properties. 

2. 

Click Device Manager in the Menu Tree. 

3. 

Click the “+” sign in front of PCMCIA 
Socket. Addonics or Silicon Image SATA 
controller should appear. 
 
 
 
 

TECHNICAL SUPPORT 

 
Addonics Technologies 
2466 Kruse Drive   
San Jose CA 95131 
Phone: 

408 433-3899 

 

Fax: 

408 433-3898 

Email: 

[email protected]

 

Internet: 

http://www.addonics.com

 

 

Technical Support

 

(8:30 am to 5:30 pm PST) 

Phone: 

408 433-3855 

Email: 

[email protected]

 

 

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