Dat Optic eSATA_PCIe User manual

eSATA_PCIe
PCI-Express SATAII host adapter with 1x eSATA & 1x SATA connector
eSATA_PCIe2
PCI-Express SATAII host adapter with 2x eSATA connectors
User’s Guide

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Contents
1 – Getting Start
Package contents
System requirements
References
eSATA_PCIe Specifications
2 – Installing the eSATA_PCIe
Install the eSATA_PCIe card
Install the Disk Drives/Devices
Install External Devices in the eSATA_PCIe
Install the Driver
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server and Windows XP
To complete the drivers installation
To confirm the drivers installation
Microsoft Windows 2000
To complete the drivers installation
To confirm the drivers installation
Mac OS X installation
To complete the drivers installation
To confirm the drivers installation

1 Getting Started
This Installation Guide describes how to install the DATOptic, Inc. eSATA_PCIe(2) host bus adapter, Serial SATA II
devices and device drivers.
Package Contents:
1x eSATA_PCIe(2)
1x CD_ROM drive and Document
System Requirements
Processor Type:
- Intel Pentium, Celeron or Xeon system, (or equivalent AMD Opteron or Athlon system) for Windows OS.
- G5 for Macintosh systems
Operating System:
- Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later
- Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later
- Windows 2003 with Service Pack 1 or later
- Mac OS 10.4.x or later
One available PCI-Express compliant slots
At least one available SATA device
CD/DVD-ROM drive
eSATA_PCIe(2) Specification
Figure 1 – eSATA_PCIe

Figure 1 – eSATA_PCIe(2)
Specification eSATA_PCIe eSATA_PCIe2
Ports 1x eSATA and 1x SATA 2x eSATA
Form Factor PCI-Express 1x lane; low profile
Temperature 0˚C to 55˚C (32˚F to 131˚F)
Humidity Operating: 5% to 80%m non condensing, Non-operating 5% to 95% non condensing
Install the eSATA_PCIe(2)
The eSATA_PCIe(2) Serial ATA II card will fit into any available PCI-Express slot in your workstation or server
computer systems ( see figure 3)
Figure 3

1. Turn off your system.
2. Remove the cover of your system
3. Remove the inside slot cover of an available PCI-Express on you system motherboard
4. Install the eSATA_PCIe(2) host adapter into the open PCI-express slot, secure the host adapter by tighten
the PCI bracket to system frame
5. Replace the cover of your system.
Install the SATA drives or SATA devices
The eSATA_PCIe(2) host adapter supports up to Two SATA devices or port multipliers. For optimal performance,
install SATA drives of the same model and capacity, this allows the logical disk to function best as a single drive
(RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 mode)
Install external devices on the eSATA_PCIe(2)
1. Attach one end of Serial ATA data cable to each Serial SATA device, example SATA HDD.
2. Then attach the other end of the cables to the eSATA connectors on the eSATA_PCIe(2)
3. Power on the external SATA device
4. Boot up the system
5. Depend with your OS; your external SATA may able to hot plug to your system.
Install the Driver
The procedure in this section assume the Windows and MAC operating system has been installed on your computer
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server and Windows XP
After you install the eSATA_PCIe(2) and the external devices then power on your computer system, the
Found New Hardware Wizard will open.
1. Insert the eSATA_PCIe(2) CD-ROM media
2. Select Install the software automatically (Recommenced) and click Next.

3. When installation is complete, click Finish.
To confirm the driver installation
1. Right click at My computer icon on your desktop and choose Manage from the pop-up menu,
2. Double –click Device Manager
3. Double – click SCSI and RAID controllers
4. Verify the Silicon Image Sil 3132 SATALink controller appears, asshown below.

Microsoft Windows 2000
After you install the eSATA_PCIe(2) and the external devices then power on your computer system, the
Found New Hardware Wizard will open.
1. Insert the DATOptic SATA Drivers CD-ROM media into CD/DVD-ROM Drive, Click Next
2. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended) and click Next.
3. Select CD-ROM, and click Next

4. Click Next once the driver is found.
5. If you get the Digital Signature Not Found message. Click YES to continue installation
6. When the installation is complete. Click Finish and reboot the system

To confirm the driver installation
After reboot the computer system
1. Right click on My Computer icon on your desktop and choose Properties
2. Select Hardware then Device Manager
3. Double click SCSI and RAID controllers
4. Verify that the Silicon Image Sil3132 SATALink Controller appear, as shown below.

MAC OS X Installation
After you install the eSATA_PCIe(2).
1.Power on your computer.
2.Insert DATOptic SATA Drivers CD-ROM
3.Open the MAC Folder and click the Sil3132.pkg installer.
4. Click Continue

5. Review provided Readme. Click Continue
6. Review the License agreement. Click Continue.

7. Click Agree to accept the terms of the License agreement and proceed with the installation.
8. Select the system hard drive

9. Click Upgrade to install driver
10. Enter the user name and password for the root account. Click OK

11. Click Continue Installation to acknowledge the restart warning
12. Click Restart to reboot the computer and complete the installation

To confirm the driver installation
In case of a driver installation failure, an error message will display after you reboot the computer. Follow the
recommendation in the error message.
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