Ableconn PEX-SA1 series User manual

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SATA III - 6Gbps Low Profile PCIe 2.0 Host Adapter
1. Introduction
2Ports 6Gbps SATA III PCI Express 2.0 host board to support, Hardware RAID0,
RAID1, NCQ & Port Multiplier!
1.1. Features
o6Gbps SATA III 2 Ports PCIe Gen2 1 Lane Host Adapter
oHardware RAID controller to offload host CPU for max performance
oSupports PCIe 1.0 and PCIe 2.0 motherboard
oCompliant with 5Gbps PCI Express 2.0
oFully compliant with Serial ATA specifications 3.0 transfer rate of 6Gbps
oSupports SATA I & SATA II & SATA III HDD, SSD, Optical Drive and Blu-Ray
Drive
oSupports Non-Raid mode for Optical Drive and Blu-Ray Drive
oSupports Non-Raid, Hardware RAID0, Hardware RAID1 for HDD and SSD
oSupports ATA and ATAPI commands
oSupports Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
oSupports one SATA FIS-based or Command-based switching Port Multiplier
oLow Profile PCIe Form Factor
oRegular size PCIe bracket on board and Low Profile bracket included
oSATA Hot-plug capability
oTwo Pin headers on board for LED connection
oOS Built-in AHCI inbox driver natively in Windows 10, Win8, Win7, Vista, 2008,
2012, Linux, Mac 10.x and later, no additional driver required
oBIOS on board support OS Booting & RAID Configuration on Windows and
Linux
oProvides Windows XP driver
oProvides Windows & Mac & Linux GUI to configure and Monitor Hardware
RAID0, RAID1 and support max two RAID groups
2. RAID Configuration via BIOS Utility
1. Power up the computer system.
2. During the Power-on-Self Test (POST), press “CTRL-M” to launch BIOS
Utility.
3. Check the screen with “Topology”pane at the left hand side and
“Information”pane at the right hand side.
4. Select proper option for RAID Creating, RAID Erasing, RAID1 Rebuilding
and Virtual Disk Deleting
5. Please find MSU_user_guide_xxx.pdf in driver CD path
E:\SATA6G_M9128 \GUI\Windows for the detail of BIOS Utility

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3. Windows Driver Installation
1. When Windows 10, Win8, Win7, Vista, 2008, 2012, OS built-in AHCI
inbox driver support, no additional driver required.
2. When Windows XP or 2003, run installer “drvSetup.exe”on driver CD
folder “E:\SATA6G_M9128”until “Finish”.
3. If you concern the yellow mark of “Marvell Console ATA Device” in
Windows Device Manage, you may run drvConsoleSetup.exe to remove
it.
4. Windows GUI Installation
1. Go to the driver CD folder “\SATA6G_M9128\GUI\Windows”, run
“MSUSetup_vxxx.exe” for RAID GUI utility installation to get the MSU
shortcut icon on the screen.
2. Double-click the MSU shortcut icon to open the MSU and take you to
a login page.
3. Find MSU_User_Guide_xxx.pdf on driver CD folder
“\SATA6G_M9128\GUI \Windows” for detail information about RAID,
HyperDuo and GUI functions.
5. Linux Driver
Linux OS built-in AHCI inbox driver support, no additional driver required.
6. Linux GUI Installation
1. Go to the driver CD folder “\SATA6G_M9128\GUI\Linux”, unzip
“Linux_MSU_vxxx.7z”, read “readme.txt” for fixing info, run “MSU-x.x.x.x”
for RAID GUI utility installation to get the MSU shortcut icon on the
screen.
2. Double-click the MSU shortcut icon to open the MSU and take you to
a login page.
3. Find MSU_User_Guide_xxx.pdf on driver CD folder
“\SATA6G_M9128\GUI \Windows” for the information about RAID,
HyperDuo and GUI functions.
7. Mac Driver
Mac 10.x and above OS built-in AHCI inbox driver support, no additional
driver required.
8. Mac GUI Installation
1. Go to the driver CD folder “\SATA6G_M9128\GUI\Mac”, click
“Mac_MSU_vxxx.dmg”, run “Mac_MSU_vxxx.pkg” for RAID GUI utility
installation to get the MSU shortcut icon on the screen.
2. Double-click the MSU shortcut icon to open the MSU and take you to
a login page.
3. Find MSU_User_Guide_xxx.pdf on driver CD folder
“\SATA6G_M9128\GUI \Windows” for the information about RAID,
HyperDuo and GUI functions.