Manhattan 150408 User manual

SATA 6Gb/s
PCI EXPRESS CARD
USER
MANUAL
Model 150408
MAN-150408-UM-0110-01

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Thank you for purchasing the MANHATTAN®SATA 6Gb/s PCI Express Card,
Model 150408. With two SATA 6 Gbps channels to access internal SATA
storage devices, this controller provides an easy way to upgrade your
system to support SATA or add additional SATA ports while enjoying
these additional features:
• Fully compliant with SATA 2.6
• Supports 1-lane 5 Gbps PCI Express and SATA transfer rates to 6 Gbps
• Native command queuing (NCQ) maximizes drive efciency and
reduces latency
• Supports hot-plug capability and large-capacity drives over 137 GB
• Includes low-prole PCI bracket
• Windows compatible — Plug and Play
• Lifetime Warranty
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
With a fresh (new) Windows 7/Vista/XP installation
1. Power off the computer. Insert the SATA 6Gb/s PCI Express Card into
an available PCIe slot and connect the serial ATA cable(s) between
the SATA port and serial ATA device(s). Turn on the computer.
2. Insert your Windows 7/Vista/XP CD into the CD-ROM/DVD drive.
3. Press <F6> for third-party SCSI or driver installation at the beginning
of the text mode installation. Press <S> when Setup asks if you want
to specify an additional device, and insert the driver CD. Press <Enter>
and select “Marvell AHCI SATA Controller xxbit Driver” in the folder
E:\ SATA6G_M9128 \ Fresh.
4. Press <Enter> again when you’re prompted to continue with text
mode setup.
5. Follow the Setup instructions to select your choices for partition and
le system.
6. After Setup examines your disks, it will copy les from the CD to the
hard drive selected above and restart the system. After restart, the
Setup process will resume to nish the installation.
7. Once the operating system installation is completed, you can follow
the steps below to verify the card was installed correctly.

With an existing Windows 7/Vista/XP installation
1. Power off the computer. Insert the SATA 6Gb/s PCI Express Card into
an available PCIe slot. Turn on the computer.
2. After bootup, Windows will display the Found New Hardware Wizard
and “PCI Device.”
3. Skip the driver installation.
4. Run the installer DrvSetup.exe on the driver CD (E:\ SATA6G_M9128)
to install the latest driver for 32-bit / 64-bit Windows.
INSTALLATION VERIFICATION
1. Right-click on My Computer and go to Properties. Left-click on the
Hardware tab, then click “Device Manager.”
2. Double-click on “SCSI and RAID Controllers.” If there is no yellow
exlamation point (!) or question mark (?) displayed in front of
“Marvell AHCI SATA Controller,” the driver is installed correctly.
SPECIFICATIONS
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Standards and Certications
• FCC, CE, SATA 2.6, PCI
Express 2.0
Port Specications
• 2 SATA (internal) L-type
• Transfer rate: 6 Gbps
General
• Supports 2 independent SATA
channels
• 48-bit LBA for support of HDD
larger than 137 GB
• 2-pin header for LED connection
• Supports 1-lane 5 Gbps PCI
Express 2.0
• Hot-plug capability
• Independent link, transport and
data FIFO
• Independent command fetch,
scatter/gather and command
execution
• Supports native command
queuing (NCQ)
• 31 commands and scatter/
gather tables per port
System Requirements
• Windows XP/Vista/7/Server
2003/2008 (32- and 64-bit)
• Available PCI Express Card slot
• CD-ROM drive
Package Contents
• SATA 6Gb/s PCI Express Card
• User manual and driver CD

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