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Hardware Installation
NOTE: This controller is not compatible with SAS targets
1. Insert up to four mSATA devices into the card, taking care to match the
notch on the devices and the board's connectors. Insert at a 45 degree angle
and press gently until the plastic retainers secure the device in place.
2. Power off the computer and install the card in a PCI Express slot that can
accept a 2X or larger card.
3. Turn on the computer. At this point an AHCI-aware Operating system
such as Linux, MacOS X or Windows Vista, 7, or 8 will immediately
recognize the card as a generic AHCI controller and begin using it. NOTE: To
remove an mSATA device from the card, gently squeeze the two plastic
retainers toward each other while lifting the edge of the card away from them.
Windows XP Driver Installation (Windows XP 32-bit)
1. After following the Hardware Installation steps, Windows XP will start with
the “Found New Hardware Wizard.” Before proceeding, insert the Host
Adapter Driver Disc.
2. Respond to the first question: “Can Windows connect to Windows Update
to search for software?” by choosing “No, not this time.” Then click Next.
3. Respond to the question: “What do you want the wizard to do?” by keeping
the default setting “Install the software automatically [Recommended].”
4. Respond to the next step “Please select the best match for your hardware
from the list below” by choosing the line that ends with
“\miniport\i386\mv91xx.inf.”
5. Another wizard will appear next. Also choost “No, not this time” and “Install
the software automatically” to the next prompts, and during selection,
choose the line ending with “\miniport\i386\mv91cons.inf.”
Software Installation (Windows Only)
1. Insert the Host Adapter Driver Disc if not already done.
2. Launch the application MSUSetup.exe.
3. Read and accept the License Agreement.
4. Respond to all remaining prompts by clicking Next.
5. During this process, a “Windows Security Alert” dialog should appear,
asking about firewall blocking for a program called “Apache HTTP
Server.” Click “Unblock” to enable the software to connect to the hard
ware properly, then click Finish on the Installation Wizard.
