Rosewill RC207 User manual

SATA II –3GB 2-Port PCIE Adapter RC207
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1. Introduction
This Low Profile PCI Host Adapter is a PCI-Express controller board to support Low profile PCI
and regular size PCI both in one card. The card can upgrade your desktop computer to have 2
ports Serial ATA transfer rate of 3 Gb/s (300 MB/s).
SATA port can access SATA storage media such as hard disk drive, Zip drive, CD-ROM, CD-RW,
DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM.
It comes with drivers for Windows NT4.0, XP, 2000, Server2003.
1.1. Features
• 48 bits LBA can Break Capacity-Limit to Support HDD larger than 137GB.
• Supports 1-lane 2.5Gbps PCI Express.
• Hot-plug capability.
• Supports SATA II transfer rate of 3.0Gbps.
• Fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications.
• Supports two independent Serial ATA 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.
• Two Pin headers on board for LED connection.
• Completely with drivers for Windows NT, Windows 2000,
Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
1.2. Package Contents
• SATA PCI Express Host Adapter
• This User’s Manual
• Driver CD
1.3. Mini DIN 1.5A5V & 2A12V Power Source for External Device (Optional

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Feature to some model)
2. Software Installation
2.1. Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000/XP or Windows Server 2003 Fresh OS
installation
Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new installation of Windows
NT 4.0, 2000/XP, Server 2003 and you wish to boot from a device attached to the SATA port.
1. Power off the system. Insert SATA Card into an available PCI Express slot. Connect serial
ATA cable(s) between the SATA port and serial ATA device(s). Power up the system.
2. Put your Windows NT/2000/XP or Windows Server 2003 CD into the CD-ROM/DVD drive
or the NT/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 setup asks if you want to specify an additional device and insert the driver
CD. Press ‘Enter’ and select ‘Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATA Link Controller’.
4. Press ‘Enter’ again when prompted to continue on 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 has completed you can follow the instructions in
section 2.4 to verify controller was installed correctly.
2.2. Adding the HBA to an existing Windows NT Installation
1. Power off the system. Insert SATA Card into an available PCI Express slot. Connect serial
ATA cable(s) between the SATA port and serial ATA device(s). Power up the system.
2. After OS boots up, click ‘Start’.
3. Under ‘Settings’, click ‘Control Panel’.
4. Select ‘SCSI Adapters’ from the Control Panel.
5. Select the ‘Drivers’ tab and click ‘Add’.
6. Click ‘Have Disk’.
7. Points specify a location, example E:\SATA Express_2Port \Sil3132 \ WinXP_2000_2003_
NT and click “OPEN” then “OK”.
8. Choose ‘Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATA Link Controller’ and click ‘OK’.
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verify controller was installed correctly.
2.3. Adding the HBA to an existing Windows 2000/XP or Windows Server 2003
installation
1. Power off the system. Insert SATA Card into an available PCI Express slot. Power up the
system.
2. During OS boot up, Windows will display the ‘Found New Hardware Wizard’. ‘Mass
Storage controller’.
3. Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” and click “Next” and 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. Type in E:\ (If your CD-ROM/DVD is E:\) then click “Browse”.
6. Points specify a location, example E:\SATA Express_2Port \Sil3132 \ WinXP_2000_2003_
NT and click “OPEN” then “OK”.
7. When the wizard indicates that it found a driver for the device click ‘Next’.
8. If the ‘Hardware Installation’ dialog 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 dialog, click ‘Finish’ to exit the wizard.
2.4. Verifying The installation Windows NT, Windows 2000/XP or Windows
Server 2003
For Windows 2000/XP
1. Right click on ‘My Computer’ icon, select ‘Properties’, left click on ‘Hardware’ tab and then on
‘Device Manager’ button.
2. Double click on ‘SCSI and RAID Controllers’, if there is no yellow ‘!’ or ‘?’ in front of ‘Silicon
Image SiI 3132 SATA Link 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.
For Windows NT 4.0
1. Double click on ‘My Computer’ icon, select ‘Control Panel’, click on ‘SCSI Adapters’
icon, ‘Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATA Link Controller’ should displayed correctly under
‘Device’ and ‘Driver’ tab.
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click on the device from the list.
2.5. Update new driver on Windows NT 4.0
1. After OS boots up, click ‘Start’.
2. Under ‘Settings’, click ‘Control Panel’.
3. Select ‘SCSI Adapters’ from the Control Panel.
4. Select the ‘Drivers’ tab and click ‘Add’.
5. Click ‘Have Disk’.
6. Insert the Driver CD in your CD-ROM/DVD drive and press ‘Enter’.
7. Choose ‘E:\SATA Express_2Port \Sil3132 \ WinXP_2000_2003_NT’ and click ‘OK’.
8. Refer to instructions in section 2.4 to verify controller was installed correctly.
2.6. Update new driver on Windows 2000/XP or Windows Server 2003
1. Right click on ‘My Computer’ and select ‘Properties’. Under the ‘System Properties’ section,
click on ‘Hardware’ tab and then on ‘Device Manager’ click ‘SCSI and RAID Controllers’ and right
click ‘Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATA Link Controller’ then select ‘Properties’ from the context menu.
2. Click ‘Driver’, ‘Update Driver’ and select ‘Search for a suitable driver for my device
[Recommended]’. Insert the Driver CD in your CD-ROM/DVD drive. Click ‘Next’ and complete the
driver installation.
3. System will go through the enumeration process and install the driver. At the end of the
process, click ‘Yes’ to reboot your system when necessary.
4. See instructions in section 2.4 to verify controller was installed correctly.
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