StarTech.com PEXESATA2I User manual

SATA PCI Express Adapter
PEXESATA2I

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Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................... 1
Package contents ........................................................................1
System Requirements .................................................................1
Installation...................................................................................... 2
Driver Installation (Non-boot drives) ............................................3
Verifying Successful Driver Installation........................................3
Windows Vista™ Fresh Installation .............................................4
Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server Fresh Installation ......................5
Installation Without a Floppy Drive ..............................................7
Specifications ................................................................................ 8

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a StarTech.com SATA II PCI Express Adapter.
Supporting SATA II data transfer speeds of up to 3.0 Gbps, this dual port
eSATA/SATA II PCI Express Card offers users a cost-effective solution
for connecting additional SATA II drives and provides RAID capable
operation.
Features
Provides one external SATA and one internal SATA connection•
Supports two independent SATA II channels (separate logic and•
FIFO)
Supports Native Command Queue (NCQ) operation•
Supports 1-Lane 2.5Gbps Express bus•
Port Multiplier with Command-based switching•
Package contents
This package should contain:
1 x PCI Express SATA adapter (1x form factor)•
1 x Driver CD•
1 x Instruction Manual•
1 x Low Profile Bracket•
System Requirements
Windows® 2000/XP/2003/Vista™; an available PCI Express Port

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Installation
Please note: If you are performing a new operating system installation
and wish to boot from one of the drives being connected to PEXESATA2I,
please copy the following files from the included Driver CD to a blank
floppy disk that can be used during OS installation:
jgogo.sys
jraid.cat
Jraid.sys
jraid_f.inf
txtsetup.oem
For further instruction on how to install the card and necessary drivers
for use with a fresh (boot) OS drive, please skip to the section entitled
Windows Vista™ Fresh Installation or Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server
Fresh Installation as applicable. Otherwise, if you will be installing
PEXESATA2I to connect a secondary (non-boot) drive, proceed as
follows:
Shut down all power connected to the computer, as well as all1.
devices connected to the computer peripherally (i.e. Printers,
Monitors, Scanners etc.). As an added step to ensure safe
installation, unplug the power supply from the computer.
Remove the computer cover, allowing access to the motherboard2.
and available slots. For more detailed instruction on how to perform
this step, please refer to the documentation that was included with
WARNING! PCI Express cards, like all computer equipment,
can be severely damaged by static electricity. Be sure that you
are properly grounded before opening your computer case or
touching your card. StarTech.com recommends that you wear an
anti-static strap when installing any computer component. If an
anti-static strap is unavailable, discharge yourself of any static
electricity build-up by touching a large grounded metal surface
(such as the computer case) for several seconds. Also be careful
to handle the card by its edges and not the gold connectors.

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your computer at the time of purchase.
Locate an empty PCI Express slot, removing the metal bracket3.
covering the accompanying empty port/socket on the rear panel of
the computer chassis.
Position the card above the open PCI Express slot, ensuring that the4.
card is properly aligned with the slot. Insert the card firmly into the
slot, distributing force evenly across the length of the board.
Once inserted, secure the card into the adjoining socket (previously
covered by metal bracket, on the rear panel of the computer
chassis), using the correct size screw (if necessary, please consult
documentation that accompanied purchase of computer).
Connect the desired SATA drives.5.
Driver Installation (Non-boot drives)
Power on the computer.1.
Locate and execute the2. Setup.exe file on the Driver CD (included).
This program will copy driver files onto the host system. If you
wish to perform the installation manually, please ensure that you
have specified the correct file when asked (titled: JMB36X_WinDrv_
WHQL_R1.17.31WHQL\R1.17.31.00\Driver\x32jraid_i.inf ). Once
the files have been copied, restart your computer as prompted.
After the system reboots, Windows will locate the new hardware3.
RAID Controller and install the necessary driver.
Replace the computer chassis, and power on the computer.4.
Verifying Successful Driver Installation
Once the computer has been powered on following the driver installation
and the connection of the desired drive, you may wish to verify that the
necessary files have been installed properly. To do so:
Right-click on1. My Computer and select Manage.
In the left pane of the Computer Management window, select2. Device
Manager.

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In the right pane of the Computer Management window, click on3.
SCSI and RAID Controllers. Here, you should find listed JMicron
JMB36X RAID Controller and JMicron JMB36X RAID Processor,
upon successful installation.
Windows Vista™ Fresh Installation
Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new
(bootable) installation of Windows Vista™ on a drive attached to
PEXESATA2I:
Shut down all power connected to the computer, as well as all1.
devices connected to the computer peripherally (i.e. Printers,
Monitors, Scanners etc.). As an added step to ensure safe
installation, unplug the power supply from the computer.
Remove the computer cover, allowing access to the motherboard2.
and available slots. For more detailed instruction on how to perform
this step, please refer to the documentation that was included with
your computer at the time of purchase.
Locate an empty PCI Express slot, removing the metal bracket3.
covering the accompanying empty port/socket on the rear panel of
the computer chassis.
Position the card above the open PCI Express slot, ensuring that the4.
card is properly aligned with the slot. Insert the card firmly into the
slot, distributing force evenly across the length of the board.
Once inserted, secure the card into the adjoining socket (previously
covered by metal bracket, on the rear panel of the computer
chassis), using the correct size screw (if necessary, please consult
documentation that accompanied purchase of computer).
Attach PEXESATA2I to the Serial ATA drive, using a SATA (data)5.
cable. Similarly, attach an available SATA power connector (provided
by computer power supply) to the drive.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each remaining hard drive that will be6.
connected to PEXESATA2I.
Replace the computer cover and re-connect all power to the7.
computer.

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Start the computer as you normally would to perform an operating8.
system installation, ensuring that the Windows Vista™ installation
CD/DVD is present in the drive, and the BIOS has been suitably
adjusted to boot from the CD/DVD Drive.
When the Windows Install screen appears, fill in the necessary9.
information and click Next. Follow the operating system instructions
until a page appears asking “Where do you want to install
Windows?”. From here, click on Load Driver.
You will then be asked to provide the necessary driver files. The files10.
can be accessed by CD, DVD, or USB Flash Drive. As such, connect
the drivers to the computer using one of these methods, and click
Browse to specify the location of the files. Then, click Next.
Windows Vista™ will then install the necessary files, after which the11.
drive connected to PEXESATA2I will be recognized as a usable
drive.
Select the drive on which you wish to install the operating system,12.
and click Next, to resume normal operating system installation
Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server Fresh Installation
Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new
installation of Windows 2000/XP/2003, and you wish to boot from a drive
attached to PEXESATA2I.
Note: Ensure you’ve created the necessary boot disk (as outlined on
page 2) prior to installation, as it will be required in order to properly
conduct the OS installation.
Shut down all power connected to the computer, as well as all1.
devices connected to the computer peripherally (i.e. Printers,
Monitors, Scanners etc.). As an added step to ensure safe
installation, unplug the power supply from the computer.
Remove the computer cover, allowing access to the motherboard2.
and available slots. For more detailed instruction on how to perform
this step, please refer to the documentation that was included with
your computer at the time of purchase.
Locate an empty PCI Express slot, removing the metal bracket3.
covering the accompanying empty port/socket on the rear panel of

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the computer chassis.
Position the card above the open PCI Express slot, ensuring that the4.
card is properly aligned with the slot. Insert the card firmly into
the slot, distributing force evenly across the length of the board.
Once inserted, secure the card into the adjoining socket (previously
covered by metal bracket, on the rear panel of the computer
chassis), using the correct size screw (if necessary, please consult
documentation that accompanied purchase of computer).
If a floppy drive is available on the host system, attach PEXESATA2I5.
to the Serial ATA drive(s), using a SATA (data) cable. If no floppy
drive is available, please skip to the section entitled Installation
Without a Floppy Drive.
Repeat steps6. 1-5 for the remaining hard drives that will be
connected as necessary.
Replace the computer cover and re-connect all power to the7.
computer.
Turn on the computer. Upon first boot, Windows will instruct you to8.
Press [ F6 ] for third party SCSI or driver installation. As such,
please hit F6 to continue.
Press9. [ S ] when setup asks if you want to specify an additional
device, and insert the boot diskette into your floppy drive, then press
[Enter]
Select [JMicron Serial ATA Adapter], then press [Enter].
Press [Enter] again to finish driver installation, then follow the on-
screen instructions to complete the Windows installation.
Please note: If a Security Alert warning pops up, click Yes to
proceed. Follow the setup instructions to select your choice for
partition and file system. 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 installing the
new drive(s).

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Installation Without a Floppy Drive
In the absence of an available floppy drive for driver installation,
once PEXESATA2I has been installed within the computer, install the
desired hard drive using an existing SATA controller, as provided by the
motherboard. Then:
Power on the computer, and boot from the operating system Boot1.
CD, and follow Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure to
complete the operating system installation.
Once the operating system has been installed on the drive, install2.
the JMB36X_WinDrv_WHQL_R1.17.31WHQL\R1.17.31.00\Driver\
x32jraid_i.inf driver file located on the included Driver CD.
From the Device Manager, verify that the RAID controller has3.
successfully been installed. (For more information, please refer to
page 3: Verifying Successful Installation).
Once you have established that the driver installation was4.
successful, power down the computer, connect the intended hard
disk to PEXESATA2I and power up the computer. The computer can
now be configured to boot from a drive connected to PEXESATA2I.