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FirmTek SeriTek/1SE2 User Manual

Two external port hot-swap serial ata pci host adapter
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Two External Port Hot-Swap Serial ATA PCI Host Adapter
User Manual for Power Macintosh

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Summary of Contents for FirmTek SeriTek/1SE2

  • Page 1 SeriTek /1SE2 & SeriTek/1eSE2 ™ Two External Port Hot-Swap Serial ATA PCI Host Adapter User Manual for Power Macintosh...
  • Page 2 FirmTek, LLC is not liable for any loss of data or damage to equipment resulting from the use of the SeriTek/1SE2 and SeriTek/1eSE2 host adapters.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction....................1 II. Installing the SeriTek/1SE2 or SeriTek/1eSE2........5 III. Connecting External Enclosure(s) ............7 IV. Using SeriTek/1SE2 and SeriTek/1eSE2 Hot-Swap Functionality ..18 V. Troubleshooting ..................22 VI. Product Support..................24 VII. Product Warranty and Disclaimers............25...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Welcome Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the SeriTek/1SE2 or SeriTek/1eSE2 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  48-bit LBA support for drive sizes larger than 137GB  Includes a “ made for Macintosh” one-meter, fully shielded, thin and flexible 1-meter Serial ATA cable with 7-pin connector (SeriTek/1SE2 only; SeriTek/1eSE2 eSATA cables are available separately)  Perfect for upgrading and expanding legacy and G5 Macintosh computers ...
  • Page 6 SeriTek/1SE2 and SeriTek/1eSE2 Specifications PCI based Power Macintosh with available PCI General System Hardware expansion slot Compliant 32-bit PCI bus version 2.2 Requirements Mac OS 9.xx Operating Systems Mac OS X version 10.1.5 or later (works best with Supported 10.2 or later) 32 bit, 33/66MHz PCI...
  • Page 7 SeriTek/1SE2 and SeriTek/1eSE2 System Requirements Operating System  Macintosh OS 9.XX  Macintosh OS X version 10.1.5 or later Hardware Requirements  PCI based Power Macintosh with available PCI expansion slot  External powered enclosure equipped with Serial ATA hard drive(s) or Parallel ATA hard...

  • Page 8: Installing The Seritek/1Se2 Or Seritek/1Ese2

    Caution: The SeriTek/1SE2 and SeriTek/1eSE2 host adapters support external cables that may be plugged in to one of their two external receptacles. If the SeriTek/1SE2 or SeriTek/1eSE2 is not properly secured when a cable is inserted into one of the receptacles, it...
  • Page 9 8. Close your Power Macintosh computer case and re-attach the AC power cord. Ready for Use Your SeriTek/1SE2 or SeriTek/1eSE2 host adapter is now installed. The SeriTek/1SE2 and SeriTek/1eSE2 host adapters feature fully self-contained Macintosh booting functionality and will be recognized by your Macintosh computer when you power it on.

  • Page 10: Connecting External Enclosure(S)

    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/1SE2 or SeriTek/1eSE2, and connect the other end(s) to the external enclosure.
  • Page 11 Using the SeriTek/1eSE2 host adapter with the SeriTek/2EN2 external enclosure requires cables which have rectangular I-shaped eSATA connectors on both ends. 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 Figure 2: Finding Apple's Drive Setup Utility 3. Locate and double click on the Drive Setup “ application program” utility (see Figure 3).
  • Page 13 (See Figure 4). If this is a new, unformatted drive, it may show up as <not initialized>. Note: For ideal performance and compatibility, SeriTek/1SE2 and SeriTek/1eSE2 use SCSI emulation which allows your Serial ATA drive to appear as a...
  • Page 14 Figure 4: Example of selecting a drive to format Click the Initialize button to format the hard drive (see Figure 5). 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’...
  • Page 15 8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 if you wish to format a second hard drive connected to the SeriTek/1SE2 or SeriTek/1eSE2. 9. Select the File pull-down menu within Apple’ s Drive Setup utility and choose Quit to exit the application.
  • Page 16 Figure 6: Locating Apple’ s Disk Utility Figure 7: Alternate method for locating Apple’ s Disk Utility 3. Review the list of hard drives show within Disk Utility (see Figure 8). Drives currently in use should have a list of volume names below it. New, unformatted drives typically have no volume names listed.
  • Page 17 Figure 8: Example hard drive listing 4. After carefully selecting the hard drive you wish to format, select the Erase tab in Apple’ s Disk Utility (see Figure 9). Figure 9: Selecting the Erase tab in Apple’ s Disk Utility 5.
  • Page 18 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 and Mac OS X 10.2 and later may want to select this option. This will allow the formatted volume to be recognized by both Mac OS versions.
  • Page 19 Figure 10: Selecting the RAID tab in Apple’ s Disk Utility 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.
  • Page 20 Figure 11: Example drives and options for a RAID volume 10. After reviewing the options you selected, click on the Create button to initialize the new RAID volume (see Figure 12). Figure 12: Creating a new RAID volume 11. After the RAID volume is successfully initialized, it should appear on the desktop.

  • Page 21: Using Seritek/1Se2 And Seritek/1Ese2 Hot-Swap Functionality

    Power on the external enclosure before powering on the Macintosh computer. The SeriTek/1SE2 and SeriTek/1eSE2 hot-swap functionality is designed to provide RAID- based volume spanning among two hard drives connected to one SeriTek/1SE2 or SeriTek/1eSE2 host adapter. If RAID volumes span internal and external hard drives, do not attempt to remove and insert external hard drives that partially support the RAID volume or data loss may occur.
  • Page 22 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 14). There are two Serial ATA channels, 0 and 1. One or two dialog boxes will appear verifying which drive was attached to which channel (See Figures 15 and 16).
  • Page 23 Figure 17: Removing External Hard Drive(s) One or two dialog boxes will appear verifying which drive was attached to which channel (See Figures 18) Figure 18: Example Serial ATA hard drive removed from channel 0 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).
  • Page 24 Figure 20: Connecting External Hard Drive(s)

  • Page 25: Troubleshooting

    The SeriTek/1SE2 or SeriTek/1eSE2 host adapter does not seem to be recognized Check the SeriTek/1SE2 or SeriTek/1eSE2 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 26 3. In the PCI section, SeriTek/1SE2 or SeriTek/1eSE2 should show up as a “ SCSI card” (see Figure 22). Figure 22: Example SeriTek/1SE2 or SeriTek/1eSE2 depicted in Apple System Profiler 4. If SeriTek/1SE2 or SeriTek/1eSE2 is not listed, shut down your Macintosh computer and try re-seating it in the PCI slot by removing and reinserting it.

  • Page 27: Product Support

    No, SeriTek/1SE2 or SeriTek/1eSE2 only works with Power Macintosh computers with at least one PCI slot available. If your system lacks PCI slots you cannot use SeriTek/1SE2 or SeriTek/1eSE2. My older Parallel ATA hard drives and peripherals have jumper settings.

  • Page 28: Product Warranty And Disclaimers

    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: Viii.regulatory Compliance Statements

    (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. CE European Union Compliance Statement EMC compliance: Emissions: EN55022: 1998, Class B Immunity: EN55024: 1998 EN61000-4-2: 1995+A1: 1998 EN61000-4-3: 1995+A1: 1998 EN61000-4-4: 1995 EN61000-4-6: 1996 EN61000-4-8: 1993 SeriTek/1SE2 and SeriTek/1eSE2 TSLKC2KE0528...

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