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Contents

 

Getting Started

 

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Handling Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1

Included in this Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1

Back Up Your Data  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2

About Serial ATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2

Tools Required  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2

 

Remove System Cover

 

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Install SATA/150 PCI Card

 

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Connect Hard Drive

 

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Connecting a SATA Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6

Connecting an Ultra ATA Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8

 

Check BIOS Message

 

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Summary of Contents for SATA /150 PCI CARD

Page 1: ...SATA 150 PCI CARD Installation Guide P N 20237700 ...

Page 2: ...axtor is a registered trademark of Maxtor Corporation All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders FCC Declaration of Conformance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including...

Page 3: ...ons 1 Included in this Kit 1 Back Up Your Data 2 About Serial ATA 2 Tools Required 2 Remove System Cover 3 Install SATA 150 PCI Card 4 Connect Hard Drive 5 Connecting a SATA Hard Drive 6 Connecting an Ultra ATA Hard Drive 8 Check BIOS Message 10 ...

Page 4: ...ows Me Installation 14 New Windows Me Installation 15 Existing Windows 2000 Installation 17 New Windows 2000 Installation 18 Existing Windows XP Installation 19 New Windows XP Installation 20 Confirm Driver Installation 22 Windows 98 22 Windows Me 22 Windows 2000 23 Windows XP 23 Getting Help 24 Warranty 25 ...

Page 5: ...nstall the drive you will need the tools shown in Figure 2 on page 2 including a full version of your operating system Handling Precautions Adapter cards are sensitive to electrostatic discharge ESD damage Handle the adapter card by its sides Do not touch the printed circuit board assembly Do not connect disconnect any cables when the system power is on Do not force or rock the adapter card connec...

Page 6: ...face Ideal for high performance RAID Thin easy plug cable design for improved airflow Simple no jumper installation Unlike standard ATA drives Serial ATA drives do not require the use of jumpers to install the drive Visit www maxtor com and click on Support for the latest SATA information and software updates System Manual System User Manual Operating System CD and Boot Disk Philips Screwdriver Sm...

Page 7: ...stem case 4 Attach a grounding strap or touch a metal portion of your computer case This will ground you to minimize the risk of exposing the hard drive to electrostatic discharge Figure 3 Removing the System Cover Refer to your system user manual for instructions on removing the cover or obtain the services of a qualified installation technician ...

Page 8: ...otherboard 2 Install the SATA 150 PCI Card into the open slot Secure the controller card bracket to the system s frame 3 optional Attach your system case s 2 or 4 pin LED cable to the LED connector on the SATA 150 PCI Card see Figure 5 Make sure that pin 1 on the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the cable Consult your system case manual for more details on the LED connections for your case Figur...

Page 9: ... your system using the instructions provided with the drive or your system manual If you have an existing installation of Windows 2000 or XP on a drive that you wish to connect to the SATA 150 PCI card DO NOT connect the drive to the card yet Leave the drive attached to its current controller You must install the Windows driver for the SATA 150 PCI Card before connecting your hard drive to the car...

Page 10: ...ct a SATA drive to the card 1 Attach one end of a SATA interface cable to one of the SATA connectors on the card See Figure 5 on page 5 2 Attach the other end of the SATA interface cable to the SATA connector on the rear of the hard drive SATA Interface Cable Power Supply Cable SATA Figure 6 Attaching Cables to SATA Drive with 4 pin Power Connector ...

Page 11: ...tem power supply to the drive as shown If the drive has only a 15 pin power connector use a SATA power adapter cable not included in all kits to convert a 4 pin power plug from the power supply into a 15 pin plug Then attach the 15 pin plug to the 15 pin power connector on the drive If your drive has both 4 pin and 15 pin power connectors do not attach power cables to both connectors powering both...

Page 12: ...h be configured to the cable select CS setting Consult the drive label documentation or manufacturer for jumper configuration information Jumper settings for popular Maxtor models are shown below in Figure 7 2 Plug the blue connector on the Ultra ATA cable straight into the Ultra ATA connector on the card The correct orientation of the cable connector can be found by matching the key notch on one ...

Page 13: ...sh to use one as a boot drive plug the black cable connector into the boot drive and the gray connector into the other drive If neither drive will be used as a boot drive either the gray or black connector can be used See Figure 8 below Power Supply Cable ATA Interface Cable Secondary Drive Gray Boot Drive Black PCI Card Blue Figure 8 Connecting the Cables ...

Page 14: ...and make sure that the card is seated properly in the PCI slot The SATA 150 PCI Card is a PCI Plug n Play PnP device that automatically detects attached hard drives In most cases you will not need to make changes in the motherboard BIOS Setup utility however on some newer systems you may be able to set the boot order of SATA devices in the motherboard s BIOS Setup For more information on BIOS Setu...

Page 15: ...t at windowsupdate microsoft com Existing Windows 98 Installation The following section details the installation of SATA 150 PCI Card drivers on a system that has Windows 98 already installed and running 1 After installing the SATA 150 PCI Card and configuring the hard drive power up the system and boot into Windows 2 The Add New Hardware Wizard will appear informing you that it has found a PCI Ma...

Page 16: ... the software included with the drive or download the latest available formatting software from the drive manufacturer s website For Maxtor and Quantum drives MaxBlast installation software is available for download from www maxtor com Consult the drive installation guide or manufacturer for more information 2 Insert your Windows 98 system boot disk into the floppy drive and restart the system 3 W...

Page 17: ...r then click the Properties button 10 In the Properties window choose the Driver tab then choose Update Driver and click Next 11 Choose Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now recommended then click Next 12 Insert the provided driver diskette or CD If you inserted a CD close the language chooser that appears 13 Choose Specify Location then click Browse 14 Browse to the Win...

Page 18: ...ller 3 Click Next then from the generated list box choose Specify the location of the driver Advanced 4 Click Next then from the generated choices choose Specify a location 5 Insert the provided driver diskette or CD If you inserted a CD close the language chooser that appears 6 Choose Specify a location then click Browse 7 Browse to the Win 9X Me folder on the CD or floppy 8 Click Next A message ...

Page 19: ...rive manufacturer s website For Maxtor and Quantum drives MaxBlast installation software is available for download from www maxtor com Consult the drive installation guide or manufacturer for more information 2 Insert your Windows Me system boot disk into the floppy drive and restart the system 3 When prompted to start the computer with CD ROM support select this option so that Windows will load t...

Page 20: ...s button 11 In the Properties window choose the Driver tab then choose Update Driver and click Next 12 Choose Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now recommended then click Next 13 Insert the provided driver diskette or CD If you inserted a CD close the language chooser that appears 14 Choose Specify Location then click Browse 15 Browse to the Win 9X Me folder on the CD or...

Page 21: ...e SATA 150 PCI Card and rebooting your system Windows 2000 will detect a Mass Storage Controller and display the Found New Hardware Wizard Insert the driver diskette or CD If you inserted a CD close the language chooser that appears 2 In the Found New Hardware Wizard window click Next 3 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended then click Next 4 Select the Specify a location ch...

Page 22: ...e temporarily to install the SATA driver from a diskette Windows 2000 and XP Setup typically do not allow browsing to a CD to install drivers The following details the installation of the SATA 150 PCI Card drivers while performing a new installation of Windows 2000 1 If you received a driver diskette with this card continue to the next step If you received a MaxBlast CD containing drivers for this...

Page 23: ...n a SATA or Ultra ATA drive that you wish to connect to the SATA 150 PCI card DO NOT connect the drive to the card yet Leave the drive attached to its current controller You must install the Windows driver for the SATA 150 PCI Card before connecting your hard drive to the card The following section details the installation of SATA 150 PCI Card drivers on a system that has Windows XP already instal...

Page 24: ...he drive installation guide or manufacturer for more information New Windows XP Installation If your system does not have a floppy drive you may need to connect a 3 5 inch floppy drive temporarily to install the SATA driver from a diskette Windows 2000 and XP Setup typically do not allow browsing to a CD to install drivers The following details the installation of the driver while performing a new...

Page 25: ... to use the driver on the floppy disk and then press Enter to continue with installation 8 The Windows XP Setup screen will appear again saying Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices The list will include WinXP Maxtor SATA 150 PCI Card If there are any additional devices to be installed specify them now then continue to the next step 9 From the Windows XP Setup screen press...

Page 26: ...gs from the Start menu 2 Choose Control Panel then double click the System icon 3 Choose the Device Manager tab then click the in front of SCSI Controllers Win98 ME Maxtor SATA 150 PCI Card should appear Windows Me 1 Right click the My Computer icon and select Properties from the popup menu 2 Select the Device Manager tab 3 Click the in front of SCSI RAID Controllers Win98 ME Maxtor SATA 150 PCI C...

Page 27: ...Controllers Win2000 Maxtor SATA 150 PCI Card should appear Windows XP 1 Right click the My Computer icon and select Manage from the popup menu 2 Click Device Manager in the menu tree 3 Click the in front of SCSI Controllers WinXP Maxtor SATA 150 PCI Card should appear If the driver has not been installed properly you may need to reinstall the driver as described in the previous section ...

Page 28: ... East and Africa Support Support available in English French and German Telephone 353 1 204 1111 all countries 08 25 31 43 22 in France 01801 62 98 67 in Germany North America and Latin America Support Support available in English Telephone 1 800 2 MAXTOR 1 800 262 9867 303 678 2015 outside the US and Canada Australia and Asia Pacific Support Support available in English Telephone 61 2 9369 3662 ...

Page 29: ...uthorization RMA number clearly displayed on the outside of the packaging to obtain warranty service To request warranty service and before returning a Maxtor product please contact the Maxtor Service Center Refer to the Maxtor Installation Guide or www maxtor com to locate the appropriate telephone number for obtaining customer assistance within your jurisdiction Once the Maxtor Service Center de...

Page 30: ...CE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR PROGRAMS LOST PROFITS DOWNTIME GOODWILL DAMAGE OR REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY AND ANY COSTS OF RECOVERING PROGRAMMING OR REPRODUCING ANY PROGRAM OR DATA STORED IN OR USED WITH MAXTOR PRODUCTS This limitation of liability however will not apply to claims for death or personal injury caused by the negligence...

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