Manhattan 150040 User manual

MAN-150040-UM-1106-02
SATA 300 PCI
ExPrESS CArd
USEr MANUAL
MODEL 150040

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Thank you for purchasing the MANHATTAN®SATA 300 PCI Express Card, Model 150040.
With the following features, this card allows you to easily upgrade desktop computers with two
SATA II (eSATA) channels to access external and internal SATA storage devices.
• External SATA II (eSATA) connector
• 48-bit LBA can break capacity limit to support HDD larger than 137 GB
• Supports 1-lane 2.5 Gbps PCI Express
• Hot-plug capability
• Supports SATA II transfer rate of 3.0 Gbps
• Fully compliant with SATA 1.0 specifications
• Supports 2 independent SATA channels
• Independent link, transport and data FIFO
• Independent command fetch, scatter/gather and command execution
• Supports legacy command queuing (LCQ)
• Supports native command queuing (NCQ)
• Supports non-zero offsets NCQ
• Supports out-of-order data delivery NCQ
• Supports FIS-based switching with port multipliers
• 31 commands and scatter/gather tables per port
• 2 pin headers on board for LED connection
• Drivers for Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista

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SofTwArE INSTALLATIoN
Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003 Fresh OS Installation
Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new installation of Windows 2000,
XP or Server 2003 and you wish to boot from a device attached to the SATA port.
1. Turn off power to the system. Insert the SATA 300 PCI Express Card into an available PCI slot.
Connect SATA cable(s) from the SATA port to the SATA device(s). Turn the power on.
2. Put your Windows 2000/XP or Server 2003 CD into the CD-ROM/DVD drive (or the
2000 boot diskette #1 in the floppy drive if your system cannot boot from the CD).
3. Press F6 for third-party SCSI or driver installation at the beginning of text mode installation.
Press "S" when the setup asks if you want to specify an additional device, and insert the
driver CD. Press "Enter" and select "Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATALink Controller."
4. Press "Enter" again when prompted to continue with text mode setup.
5. Follow the setup instructions to select your choice for partition and file system.
6. After setup examines your disks, it will copy files from the CD to the hard drive selected above
and restart the system. After restart, the setup process will resume to finish the installation.
7. Once the operating system installation is completed, you can follow the Verifying Installation
instructions to confirm that the controller was installed correctly.

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Adding the Card to an Existing Windows 2000, XP or Server 2003 Installation
1. Turn off power to the system. Insert the SATA 300 PCI Express Card into an available PCI slot.
Connect SATA cable(s) from the SATA port to the SATA device(s). Turn the power on.
2. During OS boot up, "Found New Hardware Wizard" will display, then "Mass Storage Controller."
3. Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” and click “Next.” Make sure the
driver CD is in your CD-ROM/DVD.
4. Select “Search for the best driver in these locations” and check “Include this location in the
search:” Uncheck the other boxes.
5. Enter "E:\" (if your CD-ROM/DVD is E:\), then click “Browse.”
6. Specify a location: for example, E:\SATA Express_2Port\Sil3132\WinXP_2000_2003.
Click “Open,” then “OK.”
7. When the wizard indicates that it found a driver for the device, click "Next."
8. If the "Hardware Installation" prompt appears, click "Continue Anyway."
9. The wizard will now copy the required files to the system and start the driver. After starting the
driver, the wizard will display a completion prompt. Click "Finish" to exit the wizard.

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Verifying Installation
For Windows 2000/XP
1. Right-click on the "My Computer" icon, select "Properties," left-click on the "Hardware" tab, then
click on the "Device Manager" button.
2. Double-click on "SCSI and RAID Controllers." If there is no yellow "!" or "?" in front of
"Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATALink Controller," the driver is started correctly.
3. To view information about the devices attached to the controller, use the SiICfg Utility and click
on the device from the list.
Updating a New Driver
For Windows 2000, XP or Server 2003
1. Right-click on "My Computer" and select "Properties." Under "System Properties," click on the
"Hardware" tab, then on "Device Manager." Click "SCSI and RAID Controllers," right-click
"Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATALink Controller," then select "Properties" from the context menu.
2. Click "Driver," then "Update Driver." Select "Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)."
Insert the driver CD in your CD-ROM/DVD drive. Click "Next" to complete the driver installation.
3. The system will go through the enumeration process and install the driver. Click "Yes" to reboot.
4. Follow the Verifying Installation instructions to confirm that the controller was installed correctly.

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SPECIfICATIoNS
• Single 2.5 Gbps PCI Express host interface and two fully compliant SATA II (eSATA) 3 Gbps ports
• Silicon Image chipset
• Drivers and manual included
• Windows 2000/Server 2003/XP/Vista compatible

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