StarTech.com PEXESATA1 User manual

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PEXESATA1
1 Port PCI Express eSATA II Controller Card

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against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
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Table of Contents
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................1
Package contents......................................................................................................................................1
System Requirements ............................................................................................................................1
Hardware Guide ...............................................................................................................................................2
Installation............................................................................................................................................................3
Driver Installation - Windows® XP/Server 2003......................................................................4
Driver Installation - Windows® 2000..............................................................................................4
Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server Fresh Installation................................................................5
Windows Vista™/7 Fresh Installation.............................................................................................6
Installation Without a Floppy Drive ...............................................................................................7
Specications.....................................................................................................................................................8
Technical Support...........................................................................................................................................9
Warranty Information....................................................................................................................................9

Instruction Manual 1
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a StarTech.com SATA II PCI Express Adapter. This innovative card allows
you to turn an available PCI Express (1x) slot into an internal or external SATA (eSATA) connection
with support for full SATA data transfer rates of up to 3Gbps - an ideal solution if you need an
extra SATA port or want to externalize your storage.
Features
• Provides one external (eSATA) or one internal SATA II connection
• Compatible with PCI Express 1-lane (x1, x2, x4, x8, x16)
• Standard and low prole brackets included
• Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
• Supports SATA II transfer rates of up to 3.0 Gbps
Package contents
• 1x eSATA PCI Express Card
• 1x SATA Cable
• 1x Low Prole Bracket
• 1x Driver CD
• 1x Instruction Manual
System Requirements
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista™/7 (32/64-bit)
• A PCI Express enabled system with an available PCI Express port

Instruction Manual 2
Hardware Guide
There are two SATA ports available on PEXESATA1 - referred to in the above picture as A and B.
Port A is an external SATA (eSATA) port and B is an internal SATA port; Please note that only one
of them will work at a time. Using the jumper settings provided above, please designate which
port is to be used. By default, Port 2 (internal) is set to active.
Connector A
Enabled
Connector B
Enabled
Jumper Settings
JP Action Setting
J1-J4 Enable SATA
Connector A
Set J1-J4 jumpers to pins 1 and 2
Enable SATA
Connector B
Set J1-J4 jumpers to pins 2 and 3
A
B
Jumpers

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Installation
Please note: If you are performing a new operating system installation and wish to boot from
the drive that will be connected to PEXESATA1, please copy the following les from the included
Driver CD to a blank oppy disk that can be used during OS installation:
si3531.cat
si3531.inf
si3531.sys
SilSupp.cpl
sippd.inf
SiRemFil.sys
SiWinAcc.sys
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 2000/XP/2003 Server Fresh Installation or
Windows Vista Fresh Installation as applicable. Otherwise, if you will be installing PEXESATA1 to
connect a secondary (non-boot) drive, proceed as follows:
1. Shut down all power connected to the computer, as well as all 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.
2. Remove the computer cover, allowing access to the motherboard 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.
3. Locate an empty PCI Express slot, removing the metal bracket covering the accompanying
empty port/socket on the rear panel of the computer chassis.
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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4. Position the card above the open PCI Express slot, ensuring that the card is properly
aligned with the slot. Insert the card rmly into the slot, distributing force evenly across
the length of the board.
Once inserted, secure the card into the adjoining socket (previously covered by a 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).
5. Connect the desired SATA drive to either the internal SATA port, or the external SATA
(eSATA) port (as determined by the jumper settings - see Hardware Guide for further
details) and replace the chassis/case covering.
Driver Installation - Windows XP/Server 2003
1. Following hardware installation, power up the computer. The Found New Hardware
Wizard will appear.
If you are using Windows XP (with Service Pack 1 or earlier) or Windows Server 2003 (with
Service Pack 1 or earlier), continue to step 2.
If you are using Windows XP (with Service Pack 2 or later) or Windows Server 2003 (with
Service Pack 2 or later) please select No, not this time, then click on Next.
2. Please insert the driver CD into your CD/DVD-ROM Drive, and select Install the software
automatically(Recommended), then click Next.
3. Accept the default entry, then click Next.
4. Click Finish to conclude software installation.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 a second time, then click on Yes to restart the computer.
Driver Installation - Windows 2000
1. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next.
2. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device(recommended) then click Next.
3. Insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM Drive, ensure that only CD-ROM drives is selected,
then click Next, then click Next again.
4. Click Next, then Finish.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for the remaining SATA port.
6. Click Yes to restart, to complete the installation.

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Driver Installation - Windows Vista/7
1. After powering the computer following physical installation, a window will appear
indicating that new hardware has been found. Please click on Locate and Install Driver
Software (recommended)
2. You will then be asked to Insert the disc that came with your Mass Storage Controller. As
such, please insert the Driver CD (included), then click on Next to continue.
3. Windows will then locate and install the necessary driver les. Once complete, a screen
will appear indicating that The software for this device has been successfully installed.
Click on Close to complete the 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 the drive that will be attached to PEXESATA1.
Note: Ensure you’ve created the necessary boot disk (as outlined on page 3) prior to installation,
as it will be required in order to properly conduct the OS installation.
1. Shut down all power connected to the computer, as well as all 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.
2. Remove the computer cover, allowing access to the motherboard 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.
3. Locate an empty PCI Express slot, removing the metal bracket covering the accompanying
empty port/socket on the rear panel of the computer chassis.
4. Position the card above the open PCI Express slot, ensuring that the card is properly
aligned with the slot. Insert the card rmly 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).
5. If a oppy drive is available on the host system, attach PEXESATA1 to the Serial ATA
drive(s), using a SATA (data) cable. Similarly, connect the drive to an available power
connector as provided by the computer power supply. If no oppy drive is available,
please skip to the section entitled Installation Without a Floppy Drive.
6. Replace the computer cover and re-connect all power to the computer.
7. Turn on the computer. Upon rst boot, Windows will instruct you to Press [ F6 ] for third
party SCSI or driver installation. As such, please hit [ F6 ] to continue.

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8. Press [ S ] when setup asks if you want to specify an additional device, and insert the boot
diskette into your oppy drive, then press [Enter]
Select the SiI 3531 driver, then press [Enter].
Press [Enter] again to nish 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 le system. 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 installing the new drive(s).
Windows Vista/7 Fresh Installation
Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new (bootable) installation of
Windows Vista™ on a drive attached to PEXESATA1:
1. Shut down all power connected to the computer, as well as all 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.
2. Remove the computer cover, allowing access to the motherboard 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.
3. Locate an empty PCI Express slot, removing the metal bracket covering the accompanying
empty port/socket on the rear panel of the computer chassis.
4. Position the card above the open PCI Express slot, ensuring that the card is properly
aligned with the slot. Insert the card rmly 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).
5. Attach PEXESATA1 to the Serial ATA drive (internal or external, depending on jumper
settings - see Hardware Guide for further details), using a SATA (data) cable. Similarly,
attach an available SATA power connector (provided by computer power supply) to
the drive.
6. Replace the computer cover and re-connect all power to the computer.
7. Start the computer as you normally would to perform an operating 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.
8. When the Windows Install screen appears, ll in the necessary 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.

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9. You will then be asked to provide the necessary driver les. The les 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 les. Then, click Next.
10. Windows Vista™ will then install the necessary les, after which the drive connected to
PEXESATA1 will be recognized as a usable drive onto which the OS can be installed.
11. Select the drive on which you wish to install the operating system, and click Next, to
resume normal operating system installation
Installation Without a Floppy Drive
In the absence of an available oppy drive for driver installation, once PEXESATA1 has been
installed within the computer, install the desired hard drive using an existing SATA controller, as
provided by the motherboard. Then:
1. Power on the computer, and boot from the operating system Boot CD, following
Microsoft’s Windows installation procedure to complete the operating system installation.
2. Once the operating system has been installed on the drive, follow the PEXESATA1
installation steps outlined for the appropriate operating system. (see pages 3-5)
3. From the Device Manager, verify that the RAID controller has successfully been installed.
(For more information, please refer to Verifying Successful Installation on the
following page).
4. Once you have established that the driver installation was successful, power down the
computer, connect the hard disk onto which the operating system has been installed to
PEXESATA1, and power up the computer. The computer cannow be congured to boot
from the drive connected to PEXESATA1.
Verifying Successful Driver Installation
Once the computer has been powered on following the connection of the desired drive and the
subsequent driver installation, you may wish to verify that the necessary les have been installed
properly. To do so:
1. Right-click on My Computer and select Manage.
2. In the left pane of the Computer Management window, select Device Manager.
3. In the right pane of the Computer Management window, click on SCSI and RAID
Controllers (Storage Controllers - Vista). Here, you should nd listed Silicon Image SiI 3531
SATA Controller, upon successful installation.

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Specications
Bus Interface PCI Express 1.0a (x1 slot connector)
SATA revision 2.0 (3Gbps)
Chipset ID Silicon Image SiI3531
Connectors External: 1x eSATA plug
Internal: 1x SATA plug
Maximum Data Transfer Rate SATA: 3Gbps
Certications CE, RoHS, WEEE
Dimensions
(L x W x H)
102 mm x 120 mm x 20 mm
(4.02 in x 4.72in x 0.79 in)
Weight 44.2 g (1.56 oz )
Compatible Operating Systems Windows 2000/XP/Vista™/7 (32/64-bit),
Linux kernel 2.6.x or later

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Technical Support
StarTech.com’s lifetime technical support is an integral part of our commit-ment to provide
industry-leading solutions. If you ever need help with your product, visit www.startech.com/
support and access our comprehensive selection of online tools, documentation,
and downloads.
Warranty Information
This product is backed by a lifetime warranty.
In addition, StarTech.com warrants its products against defects in materials and workmanship for
the periods noted, following the initial date of purchase. During this period, the products may
be returned for repair, or replacement with equivalent products at our discretion. The warranty
covers parts and labor costs only. StarTech.com does not warrant its products from defects or
damages arising from misuse, abuse, alteration, or normal wear and tear.
Limitation of Liability
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directors, employees or agents) for any damages (whether direct or indirect, special, punitive,
incidental, consequential, or otherwise), loss of prots, loss of business, or any pecuniary loss,
arising out of or related to the use of the product exceed the actual price paid for the product.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages. If
such laws apply, the limitations or exclusions contained in this statement may not apply to you.

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