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4.3 Using the 19PIN USB 3.0 Front Panel Port of the RocketU 1142A 

The RocketU  1142A provides standardized USB 3.0 front  panel support. It is compatible with any standard 

USB 3.0 front panel device such as the RocketPanel Series USB 3.0 front panel adapter or the USB 3.0 all in 

one  card reader front  panel adapters. 

 

Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the USB 3.0 Front Panel device. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for RocketU 1142A

Page 1: ...1 RocketU 114x Host Controller USB 3 0 Host Adapters User s Guide Revision 1 01 Jul 11 2013 HighPoint Technologies Inc ...

Page 2: ... not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners Backup your important data before using HighPoint s products and use at your own risk In no event shall HighPoint be liable for any loss of profits or for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in HighPoint s products or manuals Information in this manual is subject to chang...

Page 3: ...the RocketU 114x Host Adapter 8 4 3 Using the 19PIN USB 3 0 Front Panel Port of the RocketU 1142A 9 5 RocketU Series Host Adapter Driver Installation 10 5 1 Driver Installation Microsoft Windows 10 5 2 Verify Installation of the Software Microsoft Windows 16 5 3 Driver installation Linux 17 6 Connect Hard Disk to RocketU 114x Host Adapter 18 7 Firmware Update 19 8 Thank You 20 9 Customer Support 2...

Page 4: ...0 Storage Docks UAS USB Attached SCSI enables USB 3 0 devices to store and process multiplecommands in parallel significantly reducingwaittime and streamliningdata transfers The RocketU 1144C s UAS capabilities allowitto fully utilizethe PCI E 2 0 x4 hostbus interfaceand deliver uncompromised transfer bandwidth for UAS capabledevices such as USB 3 0 SSD s hard drives and enclosures The speed and e...

Page 5: ...puter interface specification that defines a register level description of a Host Controller for Universal Serial bus USB which is capable of interfacing to USB 1 0 2 0 and 3 0 compatible devices The specification is also referred to as the USB 3 0 Host Controller specification RocketU 114x Series HBA Family RocketU 1144E 2 USB 3 0 Ports and 2 eSATA 6Gb s Ports RocketU 1144C 4 USB 3 0 Type A Ports...

Page 6: ...x 95mm x 19mm 3 78 x 3 74 x 0 06 RocketU 1142A 130mm x 69mm x 19mm 5 12 x 2 70 x 0 06 EMI FCC Part 15 Class Band CE Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics Work Temperature Range 5 55 C Relative Humidity Range 5 60 non condensing Storage Temperature 20 80 C MTBF 920 585 Hours Electrical Characteristics PCI E 3 3V 12V Power 3 3W 15W ...

Page 7: ...7 3 Kit Contents RocketU 1144EUSB 3 0 HBA RocketU 1144C USB 3 0 HBA RocketU 1144B USB 3 0 HBA RocketU 1142A USB 3 0 HBA Low ProfileBracket RocketU 1142A only CD Driver Software Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 8: ...tem chassis 2 Locate an unused PCI Express 4 8 16 slot 3 Remove the PCI Express slotcover 4 Gently insertthe RU series into the PCI Express slot and secure the bracket to the system chassis 5 After installingtheadapter attach the hard disks or disk enclosureto the RU series card usingthe USB cables 6 Closeand securethe system chassis RocketU 1144C 1144B PORT1 PORT2 PORT3 PORT4 PORT1 PORT2 eSATA Po...

Page 9: ...rdized USB 3 0 front panel support It is compatiblewith any standard USB 3 0 front panel device such as the RocketPanel Series USB 3 0 front panel adapter or the USB 3 0 all in one card reader front panel adapters Note Make sure the system is powered off before installing the USB 3 0 Front Panel device ...

Page 10: ...Software CD into the CD DVD drive 2 Windows should automatically starttheSoftware CD and display thefollowingwindow 3 Or you can browse the software CD folder RocketU RU1022x_112x_114x Windows Double click the setup exe and followthe InstallShield Wizard to install theASMedia ASM1042x USB 3 0 Host controller driver ...

Page 11: ...ck Finish to exit the wizard when you has successfully installed driver Note The ASMedia ASM1042x driver is embedded into Windows 8 Windows 8 will automatically use this driver when the RocketU HBA is installed ...

Page 12: ...12 5 You can also install theRocketU 114x driver manually usingDeviceManager Device Manager will display the RocketU 114x HBA under Other devices with a yellow mark ...

Page 13: ...13 6 Right click the Universal Serial Bus Controller entry and select Update Driver Software ...

Page 14: ...14 7 Select Browse my computer for driver software in the popup window 8 Browse to the followingSoftware CD folder RU1022x_112x_114x Windows Driver ...

Page 15: ...15 9 Followthe InstallShield Wizard s prompts to install theRocketU 114x driver Click Close to exit the Wizard and reboot once the driver has been successfully installed ...

Page 16: ...Start menu select Control Panel 2 Open the System applet you may firsthaveto select Switch to Classic View 3 Select the Hardware tab 4 Select the Device Manager button 5 Expand the Universal Serial Bus Controllers entry You should see four ASMedia xHCI Controller entries ...

Page 17: ... s support the xHCI specification Linux distributions that utilize Kernel v2 6 31 or later will automatically recognizetheseHBA s 2 When USB SSD s flash drives or hard drives are attached to the RocketU 114x HBA the system will recognize them as sdb devices ...

Page 18: ...s USB SSDs and USB enclosures includingRocketStor series USB 3 0 Storage Docks 1 Make surethe RocketU 114x has been installed into your PC 2 Connect the enclosureor hard disk to the RocketU 114x HBA with USB 3 0 cables 3 Allowthe drives enclosureto spin up for a few moments Once the devices areready they will be recognized by the operatingsystem and can be accessed as needed RocketU 114x ...

Page 19: ...bsite to download the latest firmware 2 Extract the download to a bootable DOS USB drive 3 Boot the system usingthe bootable USB drive 4 At the command prompt access the firmwareupdate s directory 5 The followingcommand lineis used to launch the flash utility 104xfwdl exe u 1222_0E bin or use the Batch Files u bat 6 After the firmwarehas been successfully updated the followinginformation will bedi...

Page 20: ...20 8 Thank You Thank you for purchasingtheRocketU 114x Host adapter We appreciateyour support and welcome any questions comments or product suggestions you may have ...

Page 21: ...s HostAdapters or have any questions about this or any other HighPointTechnologies Inc product feel free to contact our Customer Support Department HighPoint Technologies Inc websites http www highpoint tech com http www hptmac com Web Support http www highpoint tech com websupport ...

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