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Acard PCI-to-IDE ATA-133 User Manual

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ACARD ATA-133
AEC-6280M
PCI-to-IDE ATA-133 Controller
for Macintosh
User's Manual
Version:1.1
Copyright 2001 ACARD Technology Corp.

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  • Page 1 ACARD ATA-133 AEC-6280M PCI-to-IDE ATA-133 Controller for Macintosh User’s Manual Version:1.1 Copyright 2001 ACARD Technology Corp.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1.3 Specifications ............. 5 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation......6 2.1 Installation ............6 2.2 Hardware Installation Procedure ...... 6 2.3 ACARD AEC-6280M adapter compatibility list 8 2.4 ACARD AEC-6280M cable & power cable installation ....8 2.5 System Installation ..........9 Mac OS 9 Installation ..........
  • Page 3 ACARD and SCSIDE are the trademarks of ACARD Technology Corp. IBM is a trademark of the International Business Machine Corporation. Apple and the PowerMac Logo are registered trademarks of Apple Corporation.

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview The ACARD AEC-6280M is the leading Mac add-on card, supports ANSI X3T9.2 CAM ATA4/ATA5/ATA6, data transfer rate up to 133 MB/sec and meets the demand of multimedia, real time video. It’s also backward compatible with traditional ATA modes.

  • Page 5: Features

    True Plug & Play ¡ ½ Supports OS: Mac OS 8.5, OS 9.x and OS X 1.3 Specification 1.3.1 Packing List When you open the ACARD AEC-6280M package, check the following packing list. ¡ ½ One ACARD AEC-6280M adapter ¡ ½...

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    ACARD AEC-6280M Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Installation The optimized default setting of ACARD AEC-6280M will meet your demand without any modification in most cases. Notice: system must meet the following items to work under UDMA66 data transferring mode: 1. Make sure your IDE cable is for Ultra ATA66 HDD (40 pins; 80wires) 2.
  • Page 7 ACARD AEC-6280M Board Layout: IDE1: The Primary IDE port IDE2: The Secondary IDE port IDE2 IDE1 ATA-133 Cable Layout: C o n n e c t Connect to IDE A C A R D A E C - Connect to IDE...

  • Page 8: Acard Aec-6280M Adapter Compatibility List

    ACARD AEC-6280M 2.3 ACARD AEC-6280M adapter compatibility list ACARD AEC-6280M is designed specifically for DMA hard drives. The ACARD AEC-6280M supports many ATA 33/66/100 hard drives from the following vendors: ¡ ½ FUJITSU ¡ ½ QUANTUM ¡ ½ ¡ ½...

  • Page 9: System Installation

    ACARD AEC-6280M 2.5 System Installation The following example indicates that the proper way of software configuration after connecting the hard drive with ACARD AEC-6280M adapter. Mac OS 9.x installation: Be sure hardware has installed correctly. Insert Mac OS CD-ROM to Macintosh.
  • Page 10 ACARD AEC-6280M Choose the hard drive connecting to ACARD AEC-6280M, then press “Initialize” button. For more detail information about “Drive Setup“, refer to Mac OS 9 manual. 8. Then start to install an new OS on the hard drive.

  • Page 11: Mac Os X Installation

    ACARD AEC-6280M Mac OS X installation: 1. Be sure your hardware has installed correctly. 2. Insert Mac OS X CD-ROM to your Macintosh. 3. Power on your Macintosh and press ‘C’ key. 4. After Mac OS X Boot up, select “Installer” from the top selection tools.
  • Page 12 ACARD AEC-6280M 8. Then click “Partition” button to initialize the hard drive. 9. Then start to install an new Mac OS X on the hard drive. Note: For more information about Mac OS X installation guide, please refer to Mac OS X installation manual.

  • Page 13: Verify Hard Drive Initialize

    ACARD AEC-6280M Verify Hard Drive Initialize For Mac OS 9.x Environment To make sure the computer “initialize” hard drive successfully. When you initialize the hard drive successfully, on the Mac window will show a new “Un- titled” hard drive icon.
  • Page 14 ACARD AEC-6280M Step 2. Under the “Apple System Profiler”, you will see the “System Profiler”. Choose “Devices and Volumes” to see the devices status. Step 3. Under “Devices and Volumes”, please choose “PCI” item. You will find the SCSI card installation status.
  • Page 15 ACARD AEC-6280M For Mac OS X Environment To make sure the computer “initialize” hard drive successfully. When you initialize the hard drive successfully, on the Mac window will show a new “Un- titled” hard drive icon. For advanced Mac users, find the system information under the Apple Logo pop up.
  • Page 16 ACARD AEC-6280M Step 2. Find the “Application” sign on the top of the screen and click it. Step 3. Under the “Application”, find out the “Utilities” item and click it.
  • Page 17 ACARD AEC-6280M Step 4. Under the “Utilities”, you will see the “Apple System Profiler”. Click on “Apple System Profiler” to see the devices status. Step 5. Under “Devices and Volumes”, please choose “PCI” item. You will find the SCSI card installation status.

  • Page 18: Chapter 3 Troubleshooting

    ACARD AEC-6280M Chapter 3 Troubleshooting When installing ACARD AEC-6280M and it does not function properly, follow the troubleshooting below. 1. Check power supply. Whenever start to check the malfunction devices, check the power status (ON / OFF). 2. Verify IDE device.
  • Page 19 ACARD AEC-6280M Appendix 1 Technical Support Form Email: support@acard.com http://www.acard.com Model: F/W Version: AEC-6280M System Configuration Computer Memory SCSI adapter Other I/O card Other Storage Device MAC OS version Hard Disk Configuration Model Type Manufacturer Firmware Rev Problem Description MALAEC6280MN11-0...

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