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Introducing the Serial ATA PCI-M
The Serial ATA PCI-M is an ultra high-speed dual channel
Serial ATA controller for use in Mac computers. It
achieves burst data transfer rates up to 150MB/s (1.5Gbps)
and supports various brand of 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 two independent channels to support up
to two Serial ATA drives
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Features independent 256-byte FIFOs per channel
for host reads and writes
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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 64/32-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 PCI-M board
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Serial ATA cable
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Serial ATA power cable
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This quick installation guide
04-0320C
Serial ATA PCI-M
Quick Installation Guide
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- Page 1 Serial ATA PCI-M Quick Installation Guide Introducing the Serial ATA PCI-M The Serial ATA PCI-M is an ultra high-speed dual channel Serial ATA controller for use in Mac computers. It achieves burst data transfer rates up to 150MB/s (1.5Gbps) and supports various brand of hard disk drives with capacities greater than 137GB.
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Page 2: Hardware Installation
Board Layout Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the card are provided below. Since the design of computer cases and motherboards vary, refer to your computer’s reference manual for further information, if needed. 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. - Page 3 Replace the slot bracket's holding screw to secure the card. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cord. Now go to Device Connection to connect your Serial ATA hard disk drives. Device Connection The Serial ATA PCI-M is a dual channel Serial ATA controller that supports up to two Serial ATA hard disk drives.
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Page 4: Software Installation
Figure 3. Connecting the Serial ATA cable Follow the same instructions when connecting a second hard drive. Device connection is now complete. Close the computer's case then go to Software Installation to complete the Serial ATA PCI-M installation. Software Installation Mac OSX (v10.2.x) or later drivers are built into the controller's firmware, no additional driver installation or firmware update are needed. - Page 5 • Close all applications before updating the firmware • You must login as Root user to install this update Insert the included software CD. Double click the Drivers icon that appears on the desktop. Copy SIIG3512101UpDriveR1.sit onto the desktop, then double click it. Double click SIIG3512101UpDriveR1 Folder that appears on the desktop.
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Page 6: Troubleshooting
Click Partition, click Partition again to initialize the drive. Close Disk Utility when finished and continue with Mac OS X installation. For systems that have OS X installed Use this section when Mac OS X is already installed and the controller will be used as an add-on controller. Install the Serial ATA PCI-M and attached drives. -
Page 7: Technical Support And Warranty
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 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 publication are for identification only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.
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