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RocketU 1144B / RocketU 1142A
Host Controller
USB 3.0 Host Adapters
User's Guide
Revision: 1.0
Oct. 16, 2012
HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
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  • Page 1 RocketU 1144B / RocketU 1142A Host Controller USB 3.0 Host Adapters User’s Guide Revision: 1.0 Oct. 16, 2012 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 2 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 change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of HighPoint.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    5.2 Verify Installation of the Software - Microsoft Windows ............. 10 5.3 Driver installation -Linux ......................11 6 Connect Hard Disk to RocketU 1144B / 1142A Host Adapter ............... 13 7 Firmware Update ..........................14 8 Thank You ............................15...

  • Page 4: Features And Specifications

    The RocketU 1144B is the industry’s fastest USB 3.0 HBA – each dedicated USB 3.0 port supports transfer speeds up to 5Gb/s , for a combined bandwidth of up to 20Gb/s; perfect for today’s fastest SATA 6Gb/s SSD’s and hard drives.

  • Page 5: Physical Specifications

    2 Physical Specifications Host Adapter Dimensions: Size: 96mm x 95.0mm x 19mm EMI: FCC Part 15 Class B and 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...

  • Page 6: Kit Contents

    3 Kit Contents  RocketU 1144B USB 3.0 HBA / RocketU 1142A USB 3.0 HBA  Low Profile Bracket (RocketU 1142A only)  CD (Driver Software)  Quick Installation Guide...

  • Page 7: Hardware Description And Installation

    4 Hardware Description and Installation 4.1 RocketU 1144B / 1142A Host Adapter Board Layout RocketU 1144B RocketU 1142A 4.2 Installing the RocketU 1144B / 1142A Host Adapter Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketU host adapter.

  • Page 9: Rocketu Series Host Adapter Driver Installation

    5 RocketU Series Host Adapter Driver Installation 5.1 Driver Installation - Microsoft Windows 1. Insert the HighPoint Software CD to the CD/DVD drive. 2. CD will automatically run. Please see the following picture. 3. Or you can browse the software CD folder: \RocketU\RU1022A_114X\Windows Double click the “setup.exe”...

  • Page 10: Verify Installation Of The Software - Microsoft Windows

    software. You can only follow up the above processes to install the driver. 4. Click Finish to exit the wizard when you has successfully installed driver. Note: ASMedia ASM1042x driver was embedded into Windows 8 OS. That’s, the driver can be installed into Windows8 automatically.

  • Page 11: Driver Installation -Linux

    HighPoint RocketU 1144B / 1142A Host adapter support the xHCI specification. Linux OS supports with xHCI driver of Kernel v2.6.31 or later. That’s, the driver can be installed into Linux OS automatically. 1. You can see the following information after Linux OS install the driver for RocketU 1144B / 1142A Host Adapter normally.
  • Page 12 2. If attached the hard disk with the RocketU 1144B / 1142A Host Adapter, you can see sdb information in the system.

  • Page 13: Connect Hard Disk To Rocketu 1144B / 1142A Host Adapter

    1. Make sure the RocketU 1144B / RocketU 1142A has been installed into your PC. 2. Connect the enclosure or hard disk to the RocketU 1144B / RocketU 1142A HBA with USB 3.0 cables. 3. Allow the drives/enclosure to spin up for a few moments. Once the devices are ready, they will be...

  • Page 14: Firmware Update

    7 Firmware Update RocketU 1144B / 1142A Host Adapter has the firmware. The firmware update utility must run under the pure DOS environment. It cannot run in a DOS box on Windows system. 1. Go to www.highpoint-tech.com website to download the latest firmware.

  • Page 15: Thank You

    8 Thank You Thank you for purchasing the RocketU 1144B / 1142A Host adapter. We appreciate your support, and welcome any questions, comments or product suggestions you may have.

  • Page 16: Customer Support

    9 Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing RocketU series Host Adapters, or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint Technologies, Inc. product, feel free to contact our Customer Support Department. HighPoint Technologies, Inc. websites: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/ Web Support: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/websupport/...

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