Digitus eSATA CARDBUS ADAPTER User manual

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eSATA
CARDBUS ADAPTER
User Manual

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Features and Benefits
Silicon Image SiI 3512 chipset
Compliant with Serial ATA Specifications rev. 1.0
PCMCIA CardBus Interface with Power Management
Provides two independent channels to support to two Serial ATA
drives
Support Serial ATA data transfer rates up to 150MB/sec
Breaks the 137GB barrier! Supports various brands of large
capacity Serial ATA hard disk drives
Supports Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000
Bus Interface
32-bit PCMCIAType II
Connectors
2 x external eSATA connectors
System Requirements
Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000
Available CardBus Type II Slot

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Hardware Installation
General instructions for installing the card are provided below. Since
the design of system may vary, refer to your system’s reference manual
for further information, if needed.
1. Power off your notebook computer.
2. Insert the eSATA CardBus Adapter into the Type II PC Card slot
of your notebook computer. Make sure it is inserted all the way in
for a solid connection.
3. Power on your notebook computer.
Driver Installation
For Windows® 2000
1. At Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next.
2. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device(recommend)
then click Next.
3. Insert the driver CD, check CD-ROM drives, uncheck the other
boxes, click Next, then click Next again.
4. If the Digital Signature Not Found message appears, click Yes.
Our driver has been thoroughly tested for stability and

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compatibility.
5. Click Finish.
For Windows® XP/Server 2003
1. At the Found New Hardware Wizard:
XP(w/SP1 or earlier)/Server 2003: continue to step #2
XP(w/SP2 or later)/Server 2003(w/SP1 or later): select No, not
this time, then click Next.
2. Insert the driver CD, select Install the software automatically
(Recommended), and click Next.
3. Click Finish.
For Windows® Vista
1. At Found New Hardware Wizard, select Locate and install
driver software (recommended).
2. Insert the driver CD, click Next.
3. If the system prompts the user informing the drivers are not
signed, select the option Install this driver software anyway.
4. Click Close to complete the installation.

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To Verify Windows® Installation
1. Right click My Computer and click Manage.
2. Select Device Manager.
3. Double click SCSI and RAID Controller, then double click
Silicon Image SiI 3512 SATALink Controller to display driver
properties. A message this device is working properly is displayed
in the dialog box, the driver has been correctly installed.