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FirmTek SeriTek 1VE4 User Manual

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  • Page 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...
  • Page 2 After hardware or software installation, you are responsible for backing up data on any storage devices at frequent intervals. FirmTek, LLC is not liable for any loss of data or damage to equipment resulting from the use of SeriTek/1VE4, or SeriTek/1eVE4.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction................... 1 Installing the SeriTek/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 and Disclaimers ..........25 VIII.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Welcome Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the SeriTek/1VE4, or SeriTek/1eVE4 Serial ATA host adapter. This product is yet another innovative solution from the innovative folks at FirmTek. About This User’s Manual This User’s Manual was written with the assumption you are familiar with your Power Macintosh computer, and are comfortable with opening its case.
  • Page 5 The SeriTek/1VE4, or SeriTek/1eVE4 do not support this feature. Newer model Hitachi Serial ATA hard drives should be compatible with SeriTek/1VE4, or SeriTek/1eVE4. Check FirmTek’s website at www.firmtek.com for the latest compatibility information.
  • Page 6 SeriTek/1VE4, & SeriTek/1eVE4 Specifications PCI based Power Macintosh with available PCI General System expansion slot Hardware PCI-X 1.0a compliant 64-bit at 133/100/ 66MHz bus Requirements speeds. Backw ard compatible with standard 32/64- bit PCI at 33MHz and 66MHz bus speeds. Mac OS 9.xx Operating Systems Mac OS X version 10.1.5 or later (works best with...
  • Page 7 SeriTek/1VE4, & SeriTek/1eVE4 System Requirements Operating System Macintosh OS 9.XX Macintosh OS X version 10.1.5 or later Hardware Requirements 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 compatible Serial ATA to Parallel ATA converters contained within the enclosure) Materials Required...

  • Page 8: Installing The Seritek/1Ve4, Or Seritek/1Eve4

    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.
  • Page 9 Caution: The SeriTek/1VE4, & SeriTek/1eVE4 support external cables that may be plugged in to one of its four external connectors. If the SeriTek/1VE4, or SeriTek/1eVE4 is not properly secured when a cable is inserted into one of the card’s connectors it may become loose from the PCI slot and damage the computer.

  • Page 10: Connecting And Formatting Hard Drives

    2. Install hard drives into the external enclosure according to the instructions included with the enclosure. 3. Attach one end of FirmTek’s shielded 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.
  • Page 11 Using SeriTek/1eVE4 with SeriTek/2eEN4 requires cables have two rectangular “I shaped” eSATA connectors, just like the two connectors shown below in Figure 3. Figure 3: Using SeriTek/1eVE4 with SeriTek/2eEN4, Serial ATA Cable Connectors both are eSATA “I shaped” Making the SATA Connections: Caution: Be sure to connect the cable using the proper orientation to your SeriTek host adapter and external enclosure.
  • Page 12 Formatting Serial AT A Hard Drives with Macintosh OS 9.XX Caution: Please make sure your data is backed up before attempting to format or change 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”...
  • Page 13 3. Locate and double click on the Drive Setup “application program” utility (see Figure 5). Figure 5: Running Apple's Drive Setup Utility -10-...
  • Page 14 4. When the list of hard drives appears, carefully select the drive you wish to format by clicking 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 your Serial ATA drive to appear as a SCSI drive.
  • Page 15 5. Click the Initialize button to format the hard drive (see Figure 7). As an alternative, you may use the Custom Setup option if you are comfortable with customizing the hard drive’s partition layout. For more details on the Custom Setup option, please refer to your Power Macintosh User’s Manual.
  • Page 16 Formatting Serial ATA Drives Using Macintosh OS X Version 10.1.5 or Later 1. Turn on your Macintosh computer. 2. Open Apple’s Disk Utility which is located in the Utilities 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...
  • Page 17 3. Review the list of hard drives show within Disk Utility (see Figure 10). Drives currently in use should have a list of volume names below it. New, unformatted drives typically have no volume names listed. Carefully select the 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.”...
  • Page 18 4. After carefully selecting the hard drive you wish to format, select the Erase tab in Apple’s Disk Utility (see Figure 11). Figure 11: Selecting the Erase tab in Apple’s Disk Utility 5. For Volume Format, the most common choice is “Mac OS Extended.” 6.
  • Page 19 Creating a RAID Volume with Serial ATA Hard Drives Using Macintosh OS X version 10.2 or Later The Mac OS X 10.2 or later RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) capability allows you to increase volume sizes, provide data redundancy in case of a hard drive failure, or increase performance by allowing you to join multiple drives into a single volume.
  • Page 20 5. Carefully select and drag a hard drive to add as a member of the new RAID volume 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.
  • Page 21 10. After reviewing 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 appear on the desktop. -18-...

  • Page 22: Using Seritek/1Ve4, Or Seritek/1Eve4 Hot-Swap Functionality

    IV. Using SeriTek/1VE4, or SeriTek/1eVE4 Hot-Swap Functionality Introduction The SeriTek/1VE4, & SeriTek/1eVE4 provide advanced hot-swap functionality which provides flexibility similar to that of Universal Serial Bus (USB) and FireWire without the burden of having to power down your system when adding or removing hard drives. Using a unique patent -pending method, SeriTek/1VE4, &...
  • Page 23 Verifying Hard Drive Connections Once you have connected the external hard drive(s) a dialog box will appear which verifies how many devices were added to the system (See Figure 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).
  • Page 24 Removing External Hard Drive(s) Caution: To prevent loss of data, save your work and close associated applications before removing the external hard drive (applications need to be closed since they may keep temporary working files open on the external hard drive). Always unmount the volumes (eject or drag the volumes to trash) associated with an external hard drive before removing it.
  • Page 25 Improperly Removing External Hard Drive(s) Caution: To prevent loss of data, save your work and close associated applications before removing the external hard drive (applications need to be closed since they may keep temporary working files open on the external hard drive). Always unmount the volumes (eject or drag the volumes to trash) associated with an external hard drive before removing it.

  • Page 26: Troubleshooting

    V. Troubleshooting The SeriTek/1VE4, or SeriTek/1eVE4 host adapter does not seem to be recognized Check the SeriTek/1VE4, or SeriTek/1eVE4 adapter by ensuring it is properly seated in the PCI slot on the Macintosh motherboard. My hard drive or peripheral won’t work Check cables and connections.
  • Page 27 Apple System Profiler under Mac OS X 1. Open the Apple System Profiler by clicking opening the Finder, opening Applications, opening the Utilities folder, and double clicking on Apple System Profiler. 2. Select the Devices and Volumes tab (early OS X version) or open Hardware and select PCI/AGP Cards (See Figure 24).

  • Page 28: Product Support

    VII. Product Warranty and Disclaimers FirmTek warrants to the original buyer only that this product shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of 2 years from the original date of purchase. This warranty is valid only when the original purchase invoice is provided.

  • Page 29: Regulatory Compliance Statements

    VIII. Regulatory Compliance Statements Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.

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