Digitus ExpressCard eSATA II User manual

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eSATA II
ExpressCard
User Manual

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Features and Benefits
Fully compliant with ExpressCard Specification 1.0
ExpressCard/34 Form Factor Module
Serial ATA generation 2 transfer rate of 3.0Gbps
Adds two eSATA (external Serial ATA) ports
Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Non-zero offsets
NCQ, and Out-of-order data delivery NCQ
Supports Hot Plugging on External Serial ATA port
Supports Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000
System Requirements
Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000
ExpressCard-enabled system with an available ExpressCard slot

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Hardware Description
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.
Insert the Card into the ExpressCard slot of your system. Make sure it
is inserted all the way in for a solid connection.

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Driver Installation
For Windows® 2000
1. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next.
2. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device
(recommended), then click Next.
3. Please insert the CD driver bound with eSATA II 300 2-Port
ExpressCard into your CD-ROM Drive, 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
compatibility.
5. Click Next, then Finish.
6. Restart Windows to complete the installation.
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.

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2. Please insert the CD driver bound with eSATA II 300 2-Port
ExpressCard into your CD-ROM Drive, select Install the
software automatically (Recommended), and click Next.
3. Accept the default entry, then click Next.
4. Click Finish.
5. Restart Windows to complete the installation.
For Windows® Vista
1. At the Found New Hardware Wizard window pop-up, please
select Locate and install drier software (recommended) to start
the installation.
2. Please insert the CD driver bound with eSATA II 300 2-Port
ExpressCard into your CD-ROM Drive.
3. Click on Close to complete the driver installation.
4. Restart Windows to complete the installation.
To Verify Windows® Installation
1. Right click My Computer and click Manage.
2. Select Device Manager.

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3. Double click SCSI and RAID Controller, then double click
Silicon Image SiI 3132 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.
Hot-Plugging Hard Disk Drives
To remove a drive from a powered up system, do the following:
1. Right click My Computer and click Manage.
2. Select Device Manager.
3. Click Disk Drives, right click the target disk and select
Disable/Enable.
4. You can now remove the target disk.