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II.  Installing the SeriTek/1VE4, or SeriTek/1eVE4 

Caution: 

Prior to installing the SeriTek/1VE4, or SeriTek/1eVE4 host adapter and hard drive(s) or 
peripheral(s), please make sure your data is backed up. 

 
The SeriTek/1VE4, & SeriTek/1eVE4 host adapters and your Macintosh contain sensitive 
components that can be permanently damaged by Static Electric Discharge.  Be sure you’re 
working in an area free of static electricity to prevent them from being damaged.  Use a wrist 
grounding strap if you have one or regularly touch a metal part of the computer chassis such 
as the power supply case or a port access cover to discharge any built-up static electricity 
from your body.   Make sure to handle the SeriTek/1VE4, or SeriTek/1eVE4 host adapter by 
its bracket or around its edges (away from components & edge connector) to avoid damage 
to the card by static electricity. 

 

Introduction 

This section describes the proper method of installing your SeriTek/1VE4, or SeriTek/1eVE4. 

 

SeriTek PCI Host Adapter Installation: 

1.  Properly shut down your Macintosh and disconnect the AC power cord. 
2.  Depending on the model of your Macintosh, open the side panel or top cover.  On some 

models, you may need to open an additional metal or plastic cover to access the PCI 
slots.  Please refer to your Macintosh user’s manual for more information about gaining 
access to PCI slots and hard drive or peripheral bays. 

3.  Choose an empty PCI or PCI-X expansion slot where you will install the SeriTek/1VE4, or 

SeriTek/1eVE4 host adapter.  

 

NOTE: For maximum performance in a Power Mac G5 with PCI-X slots, use slot 4, the 
top slot. Slot 4 is a 133 MHZ PCI-X slot; the other slots in the G5 are 100 MHZ.   

 
4.  Remove the screw and detach the PCI expansion port access cover secured to the 

computer case. 

5.  Remove the SeriTek/1VE4, or SeriTek/1eVE4 from its protective materials.  Make sure to 

hold the card by its metal bracket or around the card’s edges; avoid touching electronic 
components & the edge connector, or the card might be damaged by static electricity. 

6.  Position the PCI card bracket by facing it towards the rear of the computer.  Align the 

gold connectors of the SeriTek/1VE4, or SeriTek/1eVE4 over the PCI slot and gently 
press it into the slot until the card is firmly seated.  If the card is properly seated, the 
upper ear of the PCI card bracket should line up with the screw mounting location. 

7.  Using the same screw that was removed earlier; secure the card to the Power  Macintosh 

computer case (see Figure 1). 

 
 

Содержание SeriTek 1eVE4

Страница 1: ...Store and Share your Digital Creations SeriTek 1VE4 SeriTek 1eVE4 Four Port External Serial ATA PCI X Host Adapter User Manual for Power Macintosh...

Страница 2: ...FirmTek reserves the right to make any changes to product design specifications or details without notice Actual product photos or screenshots may look different from those provided Notice The materia...

Страница 3: ...k 1VE4 or SeriTek 1eVE4 5 III Connecting and Formatting Hard Drives 7 IV Using SeriTek 1VE4 or SeriTek 1eVE4 Hot Swap Functionality 19 V Troubleshooting 23 VI Product Support 25 VII Product Warranty a...

Страница 4: ...e way for Macintosh users to add inexpensive high speed storage With four external Serial ATA ports each offering 1 5Gbits sec performance the SeriTek 1VE4 SeriTek 1eVE4 provide the high bandwidth to...

Страница 5: ...orage devices no master slave means easier installation and replacement Ideal for a variety of Power Macintosh applications Desktop publishing Audio Video storage and editing photo graphics storage an...

Страница 6: ...Features Fully compliant with Serial ATA 1 0a specification Bus Mastering off loads data I O handling from CPU Complete 32 bit CRC error checking for all bits transmitted command data and status offer...

Страница 7: ...irements Power Macintosh with available PCI or PCI X expansion slot External powered enclosure equipped with Serial ATA hard drive s or Parallel ATA hard drive s Parallel ATA hard drives require compa...

Страница 8: ...or top cover On some models you may need to open an additional metal or plastic cover to access the PCI slots Please refer to your Macintosh user s manual for more information about gaining access to...

Страница 9: ...Tek 1eVE4 8 Close your Power Macintosh computer case and re attach the AC power cord Ready for Use Your SeriTek 1VE4 or SeriTek 1eVE4 host adapter is now installed The SeriTek 1VE4 or SeriTek 1eVE4 ho...

Страница 10: ...Serial ATA cable s to the Serial ATA receptacle s on the SeriTek 1VE4 or SeriTek 1eVE4 and connect the other end s to the external enclosure 4 Power on the external enclosure Note Macintosh computers...

Страница 11: ...e cable using the proper orientation to your SeriTek host adapter and external enclosure It should easily snap into place Please do not force the cable connector onto the host adapter and hard drive o...

Страница 12: ...ge the partition layout of your hard drives 1 Turn on your Power Macintosh computer 2 Open Apple s Drive Setup To find and open this application a Hold down the Command key and press the F key simulta...

Страница 13: ...10 3 Locate and double click on the Drive Setup application program utility see Figure 5 Figure 5 Running Apple s Drive Setup Utility...

Страница 14: ...icking on it See Figure 6 If this is a new unformatted drive it may show up as not initialized Note For ideal performance and compatibility SeriTek 1VE4 SeriTek 1eVE4 use SCSI emulation that allows yo...

Страница 15: ...Manual Figure 7 Initializing the Hard Drive 6 After the hard drive is successfully initialized it should appear on the desktop as untitled 7 The hard drive may be renamed by selecting the word untitle...

Страница 16: ...tilities folder of the Macintosh OS X start up volume To open this application a Double click the Mac OS X startup volume b Double click the Applications folder c Double click the Utilities folder d D...

Страница 17: ...e drive you wish to format Note Some versions of Apple Disk Utility incorrectly display Serial ATA hard drives as having the Connection Type of Slave Serial ATA hard drives are all in fact Master driv...

Страница 18: ...a name of description for your new hard drive 7 If you wish to have your new hard drive be recognized by Mac OS 9 XX select the Install Mac OS 9 Drivers checkbox Users who dual boot both Mac OS 9 XX a...

Страница 19: ...st A volume that is mirrored also known as RAID 1 has its data duplicated from one hard drive onto another A mirrored volume offers data integrity and immediate access to data in the event of a single...

Страница 20: ...lume onto the Disk status window 6 Repeat step 5 for each member for the RAID volume 7 Choose a RAID Scheme Stripe or Mirror 8 Name the new RAID volume 9 For Volume Format the most common choice is Ma...

Страница 21: ...the options you selected click on the Create button to initialize the new RAID volume see Figure 14 Figure 14 Creating a new RAID volume 11 After the RAID volume is successfully initialized it should...

Страница 22: ...riTek 1VE4 or SeriTek 1eVE4 host adapter Future SeriTek 1VE4 SeriTek 1eVE4 firmware may provide the ability to support RAID volumes that span hard drives among multiple SeriTek 1VE4 or SeriTek 1eVE4 h...

Страница 23: ...ure 16 There are four Serial ATA channels on the SeriTek 1VE4 or SeriTek 1eVE4 0 1 2 3 One or more dialog boxes will appear verifying which drive was attached to which channel See Figures 17 and 18 Fi...

Страница 24: ...g it Eject or drag all of the volumes associated with the hard drive s before disconnecting or removing them When removing a hard drive you will see a SATA Configuration Changed window See Figure 19 I...

Страница 25: ...ed hard drive s a Device Removal dialog box will appear See Figure 21 This dialog box shows up as a reminder to unmount volumes properly before disconnecting or removing external hard drives Failure t...

Страница 26: ...nced users may use the Apple System Profiler to determine whether your Macintosh computer recognizes if the SeriTek 1VE4 or SeriTek 1eVE4 is properly seated in a PCI slot and operating properly Apple...

Страница 27: ...lable have limited hardware resources These limited resources severely limit data transfer rates of many storage technologies including Serial ATA Does the SeriTek 1VE4 or SeriTek 1eVE4 work with all...

Страница 28: ...urn shipping charges will be paid by FirmTek Foreign and other shipping methods such as express shipping are available for an additional charge Write down the RMA number on the outside of the shipping...

Страница 29: ...ent reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the re...

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