Belkin F5U239 - SATA II ExpressCard Storage Controller... User manual

Belkin Tech Support
US: 800-223-5546, ext. 2263
310-898-1100, ext. 2263
Europe: 00 800 223 55 460
Australia: 1800 235 546
New Zealand: 0800 235 546
Belkin Corporation
501 West Walnut Street
Los Angeles, CA 90220-5221, USA
310-898-1100
310-898-1111 fax
Belkin Ltd.
Express Business Park, Shipton Way
Rushden, NN10 6GL, United Kingdom
[phone]
[phone] fax
© 2006 Belkin Corporation. All rights reserved. All trade names are registered trademarks
of respective manufacturers listed. ExpressCard is a trademark of PCMCIA.
P75029
Belkin B.V.
Boeing Avenue 333
1119 PH Schiphol-Rijk, The Netherlands
[phone]
[phone] fax
Belkin Ltd.
7 Bowen Crescent, West Gosford
NSW 2250, Australia
[phone]
[phone] fax
SATA II
ExpressCard
™

User Manual
F5U239
Add a Serial ATA II port to your notebook computer
using ExpressCard technology
SATA II
ExpressCard
™

1. Introduction
......................................................................
1
Specifications
................................................................
2
System Requirements
...................................................
3
Package Contents
.........................................................
3
2. Hardware Installation
......................................................
4
3. Verifying Proper Installation
...........................................
5
4. Troubleshooting
...............................................................
6
5. Information
......................................................................
8
Table of Contents

Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the SATA II
ExpressCard from Belkin. This ExpressCard offers notebook
users a fast and convenient way to add Serial ATA ports that
can take advantage of the increased bandwidth and features
the new ExpressCard I/O interconnection standard delivers.
Why ExpressCard?
ExpressCard, the standard destined to replace CardBus,
quadruples your computing bandwidth. This results in
faster music downloads, smoother streaming video, and
lightning-fast access to mass-storage devices.
The ExpressCard provides the perfect solution for
simultaneously streaming movies and downloading video
from your camcorder to your hard drive—without risking
that your computer will freeze, crash, or slow to a trickle.
ExpressCard future-proofs your computer with technology
so advanced that it exceeds the processing speed of many
devices currently on the market. This means that installing
the ExpressCard now assures you of device-upgrade
expansion room for many years to come.
Please carefully review this User Manual so that you can
take full advantage of all the capabilities the Belkin SATA II
ExpressCard offers.
Introduction
1
2
3
4
5
1

2
Introduction
1
2
3
4
5
Benefits
• Meets PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1.1
• Delivers single-lane (x1) PCI Express throughput
support rates of 2.5Gbps
• Complies with ExpressCard 54mm-wide
module specification
• Builds in 2 external, independent Serial ATA ports
• Complies with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications
• Provides Serial ATA II transfer rates of up to 3.0Gbps
• Allows you to connect/disconnect devices without
powering down the system (hot-swappable)
Specifications
• Interface: One-lane PCI Express
• Mode: Serial ATA Generation 2
• Controller: Silicon Image SiI 3132
• Support for Legacy Command Queuing (LCQ)
• Support for Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
• Support for non-zero offsets (NCQ)
• Support for out-of-order data delivery (NCQ)
• Support for FIS-based switching with port multipliers

3
System Requirements
• Windows
®
based notebook with available ExpressCard slot
• Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server
Package Contents
• SATA II ExpressCard
• User Manual
• CD Driver
Introduction
1
2
3
4
5

4
1
2
3
4
5
1.
Locate your notebook’s ExpressCard slot(s).
2.
With your notebook on, slide the ExpressCard into the
unused 54mm ExpressCard bus slot.
Note: Do not plug any devices into the ExpressCard until
you have completely fi nished the driver installation.
3.
The “New Hardware Wizard” will launch and recognize
the ExpressCard.
4.
Windows “Found New Hardware Wizard” pops up and
finds a “Mass Storage Controller”. Select “Install from a
list or specific location” and click “Next”.
5.
Select “Include this location in the search” and click
“Browse” to specify the Serial ATA ExpressCard driver
located on the CD (<drive>:\Windows 32bit\Driver).
Then, click “Next”.
Note:
“<drive>” represents the
letter that identifies your CD-ROM driver under “My
Computer”—e.g., if the CD is in drive D, enter “D:\
Windows 32bit\Driver”.
6.
Windows automatically installs the correct driver.
Click “Finish” to complete driver installation.
7.
Installation is now complete and the ExpressCard
is ready to use.
Hardware Installation

5
Verifying Proper Installation
Check the “Windows Device Manager” to confirm that your
ExpressCard has been properly installed.
1.
Right-click on “My Computer” and select “Manage”.
2.
Select the “Device Manager” tab.
3.
Click the (+) sign next to “SCSI and RAID controllers”. The
“SCSI and RAID controllers” will now include one entry
that reads “Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATALink Controller”.
1
2
3
4
5

Troubleshooting
666
1
2
3
4
5
The ExpressCard and devices connected to the
computer do not work properly.
Please do the following:
1.
Check that all the cables you are using are the correct
types, and that they are all securely connected.
2.
Make sure all devices are powered on and connected to
the proper power supply and source.
3.
Reconnect daisy-chained devices you may have
disconnected for installation. If reconnecting does not
clear up the problem, restart your computer.
4.
Make sure you have properly installed the ExpressCard.
The computer did not detect the ExpressCard.
1.
Make sure that the ExpressCard is correctly plugged into
the ExpressCard 54mm slot; if not, plug it in securely.
2.
If the ExpressCard is plugged in correctly, see if its gold
connectors are clean; if not, clean the connector surface.
3.
Follow the procedure on page 5 titled “Verifying Proper
Installation”. If the ExpressCard designation “Silicon
Image Sil 3132 SATALink Controller” does not appear in
the Device Manager, update your computer BIOS to the
latest version (contact your computer manufacturer for
details). If after updating your BIOS, your computer still
does not detect the ExpressCard, contact your computer
manufacturer for advanced support for BIOS.

Troubleshooting
777
1
2
3
4
5
I cannot install the ExpressCard driver.
Ensure that your Microsoft Windows operating system
is upgraded to the latest “Service Pack” (please check
the Microsoft website). It is highly recommended that
you update your system to Windows 2000 service pack
4, Windows XP service pack 2, or Windows Server 2003
service pack 1 (or later).