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1.

 

Turn off your system. 

2.

 

Remove the cover of your system 

3.

 

Remove the inside slot cover of an available PCI-Express on you system motherboard 

4.

 

Install the eSATA_PCIe(2) host adapter into the open PCI-express slot, secure the host adapter by tighten 
the PCI bracket to system frame  

5.

 

Replace the cover of your system. 

 

Install the SATA drives or SATA devices  

The eSATA_PCIe(2) host adapter supports up to Two SATA devices or port multipliers. For optimal performance, 
install SATA drives of the same model and capacity, this allows the logical disk to function best as a single drive 
(RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 mode) 

 

Install external devices on the eSATA_PCIe(2) 

 

1.

 

Attach one end of Serial ATA   data cable to each Serial SATA device, example SATA HDD. 

2.

 

Then attach the other end of the cables to the eSATA connectors on the eSATA_PCIe(2) 

3.

 

Power  on the external SATA device 

4.

 

Boot up the system 

5.

 

Depend with your OS; your external SATA may able to hot plug to your system. 

 

Install the Driver 

The procedure in this section assume the Windows and MAC operating system has been installed on your computer 

 
 

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server and Windows XP 
After you install the eSATA_PCIe(2) and the external devices then power on your computer system, the 
Found New Hardware Wizard will open. 
 
1.

 

Insert the eSATA_PCIe(2) CD-ROM media 

2.

 

Select Install the software automatically (Recommenced) and click Next. 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for eSATA_PCIe

Page 1: ...eSATA_PCIe PCI Express SATAII host adapter with 1x eSATA 1x SATA connector eSATA_PCIe2 PCI Express SATAII host adapter with 2x eSATA connectors User s Guide...

Page 2: ...s of any such products or information DATOptic Inc products are not designed or intene3ded for use in Life support System A Life S8upport System is a product or system intended to support or sustain l...

Page 3: ...Devices Install External Devices in the eSATA_PCIe Install the Driver Microsoft Windows 2003 Server and Windows XP To complete the drivers installation To confirm the drivers installation Microsoft Wi...

Page 4: ...rocessor Type Intel Pentium Celeron or Xeon system or equivalent AMD Opteron or Athlon system for Windows OS G5 for Macintosh systems Operating System Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later Windows...

Page 5: ...ss 1x lane low profile Temperature 0 C to 55 C 32 F to 131 F Humidity Operating 5 to 80 m non condensing Non operating 5 to 95 non condensing Install the eSATA_PCIe 2 The eSATA_PCIe 2 Serial ATA II ca...

Page 6: ...1 or RAID 5 mode Install external devices on the eSATA_PCIe 2 1 Attach one end of Serial ATA data cable to each Serial SATA device example SATA HDD 2 Then attach the other end of the cables to the eS...

Page 7: ...driver installation 1 Right click at My computer icon on your desktop and choose Manage from the pop up menu 2 Double click Device Manager 3 Double click SCSI and RAID controllers 4 Verify the Silico...

Page 8: ...devices then power on your computer system the Found New Hardware Wizard will open 1 Insert the DATOptic SATA Drivers CD ROM media into CD DVD ROM Drive Click Next 2 Select Search for a suitable driv...

Page 9: ...4 Click Next once the driver is found 5 If you get the Digital Signature Not Found message Click YES to continue installation 6 When the installation is complete Click Finish and reboot the system...

Page 10: ...e computer system 1 Right click on My Computer icon on your desktop and choose Properties 2 Select Hardware then Device Manager 3 Double click SCSI and RAID controllers 4 Verify that the Silicon Image...

Page 11: ...MAC OS X Installation After you install the eSATA_PCIe 2 1 Power on your computer 2 Insert DATOptic SATA Drivers CD ROM 3 Open the MAC Folder and click the Sil3132 pkg installer 4 Click Continue...

Page 12: ...5 Review provided Readme Click Continue 6 Review the License agreement Click Continue...

Page 13: ...7 Click Agree to accept the terms of the License agreement and proceed with the installation 8 Select the system hard drive...

Page 14: ...9 Click Upgrade to install driver 10 Enter the user name and password for the root account Click OK...

Page 15: ...11 Click Continue Installation to acknowledge the restart warning 12 Click Restart to reboot the computer and complete the installation...

Page 16: ...driver installation failure an error message will display after you reboot the computer Follow the recommendation in the error message If you have question or comment please email us at tech DATopit c...

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