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Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M
Quick Installation Guide
Introducing the Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M
The Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M is an ultra high-speed
four channel Serial ATA controller. It achieves burst data
transfer rates up to 150MB/s (1.5Gbps) and supports
hard disk drives with capacities greater than 137GB.
Features and Benefits
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Compliant with Serial ATA Specification, rev. 1.0
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Compliant with PCI Specification, revision 2.3
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Provides four independent channels to support up
to four Serial ATA hard disk drives
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Co-exists with on-board controller
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Can be used as the boot controller when a bootable
hard disk drive is attached
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Supports 32-/64-bit wide PCI slot at 33MHz
System Requirements
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G3 (blue & white) or later with one available PCI slot
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Mac OS X v10.1.x or later
Package Contents
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Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M board
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2 Serial ATA cables
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Serial ATA power cable (dual connector)
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"Y" split power cable
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Software CD
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This quick installation guide
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- Page 1 Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M Quick Installation Guide Introducing the Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M The Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M is an ultra high-speed four channel Serial ATA controller. It achieves burst data transfer rates up to 150MB/s (1.5Gbps) and supports hard disk drives with capacities greater than 137GB. Features and Benefits •...
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Page 2: Hardware Installation
Layout Hard Disk LED Pins Figure 1. Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M Hardware Installation Static Electricity Discharge may permanently damage your system. Discharge any static electricity build up in your body by touching your computer’s case for a few seconds. Avoid any contact with internal parts and handle cards only by their external edges. - Page 3 Device Connection The Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M is a four channel Serial ATA controller that supports up to four Serial ATA hard disk drives. If you plan to use more than two Serial ATA channels, you will need to purchase additional Serial ATA power and data cables.
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Page 4: Software Installation
Software Installation Mac OS X (v10.2.x or later) drivers are built into the controllers's firmware, no additional driver installation or firmware update are needed. Go to Mac OS X Installation on page 5 to complete the installation. In order for the Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M to work in Mac OS X v10.1.x the firmware must be updated using... - Page 5 Connect your hard drive(s), then restart the computer to activate the new firmware. The firmware update is complete, continue to Mac OS X Installation, on page 5 to complete the installation. Mac OS X Installation For a fresh OS X installation: Use this section when the Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M will be the boot controller and Mac OS X will be installed on a blank or new hard disk drive.
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Page 6: Troubleshooting
Install the Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M and attached drives. Boot up your system. At the desktop double click Mac OS X drive icon. Note: If the drive shows up on the desktop properly, you can choose not to follow steps 3-8. Double click Applications folder. - Page 7 SIIG will refuse to accept any shipping package, and will not be responsible for a product returned without an RMA number posted on the outside of the shipping carton. You are responsible for the cost of shipping the product to SIIG • at the following address: SIIG, Inc.
- Page 8 Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M is a trademark of SIIG, Inc. SIIG and SIIG logo are registered trademarks of SIIG, Inc. Mac and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Other names used in this publication are for identification only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.
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