IOGear GIC711SW6 User manual

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GIC711SW6
PART NO. M0559
Installation
Installation Guide
eSATA 1.5Gbps 1 external + 1 internal port Low prole PCI card

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Table of Contents
Introduction 4
Features 5
Package Contents 6
Software Installation 7
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement 11
CE Statement 13
Limited Warranty 14
Contact 15

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Introduction
The Low Prole Serial ATA 2 Channel PCI Host Adapter can support both Low prole PCI and standard
size PCI. It provides a 32bit, 33/66 MHz PCI interface on the host side and dual Serial ATA ports on the
device side to access SATA storage media such as: hard disk drives, ZIP drives, CD-ROMs, CD-RWs
and DVD-ROMs. The board supports 32-bit 33/66 MHz PCI bus revision 2.2 and has a Serial ATA
transfer rate of 1.5 Gb/s.

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Features
Compliant with PCI Specication, revision 2.2 •
Integrated PCI DMA engines •
32 bit, 33/66MHz fully compliant PCI host interface•
PCI Interface
High Speed Serial ATA Interface
Dual high speed Serial ATA interface Channels, each supporting 1st generation Serial ATA data rates •
(1.5Gb/s)
Fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specications •
Supports Spread Spectrum in receiver •
Independent 256-byte FIFOs (32 bit * 64 deep) per Serial ATA channel for host reads and writes •

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Package Contents
Low Prole Serial ATA 2 Channel PCI Host Adapter•
Low prole PCI bracket•
SATA cable•
Quick Start Guide•
Driver CD•

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Software Installation
Windows XP Driver Installation
1. Before installation, copy all the les under directory [CD Drive Letter]:\SATA Non-Raid_2Port\ Sil3x12\
Win98_me _2000_xp_nt4.0\driver\ *.* to a blank oppy disk.
2. After the SATA PCI Host Adapter and attached drives are congured, follow Microsoft procedures to
install Windows accordingly.
3. At the Windows Set-up screen, press F6 in order to specify and add the driver.
4. Insert the Driver diskette. Press Sthen press Enter.
5. Select Silicon Image Sil-3x12 SATALink Controller Driver and press Enter.
6. Press Enter to continue and follow the on-screen instructions to complete Windows XP installation.
Note: When the Software Installation warning pops up, click Yes. And when the Hardware
Installation warning pops up, click Yes again.

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Add Windows XP Driver to Original Boot
Device
1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard
starts, check the option to Install from a
list or specic location (advanced), and
click Next.

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2. Insert the Driver CD. Point the wizard to the
proper drive letter and click Browse.
3. Point the wizard to the following location:
[CD Drive Letter]:\SATA Non-Raid_2Port\
Sil3x12\ Win98_me _2000_xp_nt4.0 \
Driver, click OK then Next.
4. Once the drivers have been installed click
Finish to nalize the installation.

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Verication of Proper Installation for
Windows XP
1. Open Device Manager.
2. Double click SCSI and RAID Controllers,
then double click Silicon Image Sil-3x12
SATALink Controller to display the driver
properties.
3. If the message This device is working
properly is displayed in the dialog box, then
the driver has been correctly installed.