Syba SY-PEX40015 User manual
MM-SA2PEX-EN-200708
User
Manual
Introduction
The
Serial
ATA
II
to
PCI-Express
NCQ
Host
Controller
Card
is
a
high
performance,
server
class
storage
interface
device,
which
provides
a
multi-port
SATA
generation
II
connectivity
to
minimize
the
host
overhead
and
the
host
to
device
latency,
and
it
incorporates
the
lead
edge
latest
NCQ
hard
disks.
With
this
NCQ
feature,
the
hard
disks
perform
more
efficient,
which
means
higher
performance
and
longer
lifetime
of
the
hard
disks.
Features
O0
Support
1-lane
(x1)
PCI-Express
with
transfer
rate
2.5Gb/s
O0
Compliant
with
PCI-Express
1.0a
specification
0
Support
SATA
II
specification
with
transfer
rate
3Gb/s
O0
Backward
compatible
to
SATA
1.0a
specification
O0
Support
hard
disks
with
Native
Command
Queue
(NCQ)
O
Capability
to
connect
to
a
Port
Multiplier
with
FIS
based
switching
O
Hot
plugging
supported
O
Support
Raid
0,1
0
Raid
10,5
are
supported,
if
drivers
are
connected
to
a
Port
Multiplier
O0
Windows98
,
98SE,
ME,
2000,
XP,
Vista
-supported
Before
the
installation
of
the
controller
card,
let
us
make
the
following
assumptions:
1.The
end
users
must
have
the
basic
knowledge
of
installing
an
internal
device
and
its
driver
to
a
PC.
If
they
are
not
sure
about
their
abilities
or
have
and
queries,
please
call
their
local
dealers
immediately,
or
find
somebody
who
are
experienced
and
qualified
or
assistance
2.The
computer
has
been
properly
installed
with
our
supported
Windows
operating
system
Installing
the.controller
card
into
the
computer
1.
Turn
off
your
computer
and
all
external
devices
connect
to
it
2.
Disconnect
your
computer
from
the
power
sources.
3.
Open
the
computer
case.
Refer
to
your
computer
user
manual
for
more
details.
4.
Find
an
available
x1
PCI-Express
slot
and
remove
the
slot
bracket.
Save
the
bracket
screw
for
later
use.
5.
Align
the
controller
card
horizontally
with
respect
to
the
slot
and
insert
it
into
the
slot
firmly
and
evenly.
Take
card
not
to
force
it
into
the
slot.
Once
you
have
1.
Choose
“RAIDO”
OR
“RAID1”
depending
on
your
application
RAIDO=Striped;
combine
two
hard
disk
into
one
RAID
1=Mirrored;
make
a
copy
of
one
hard
disk
to
another
2.
Choose
“Auto
configuration”
if
you
are
not
familiar
with
the
settings
of
RAID
operation.
3.
Press
“Enter”
to
choose
the
maximum
size
in
the
hard
disk
available
or
press
Up
and
Down
Arrows
to
alter
the
size
in
the
hard
disk
to
be
configured
as
RAID
function.
4.
Press
Ctrl-E
to
exit.
Install
only
ONE
hard
disk
under
a
RAID
supported
BIOS
Caution:
all
data
in
the
hard
disks
will
be
lost
in
the
following
procedures
1.
Turn
on
the
computer,
the
BIOS
on
the
controller
card
is
executed.
2.
Press
Ctrl-S
or
F4
to
enter
into
BIOS
menu
3.Choose
“Create
RAID
set”
in
the
Main
Menu.
4.Choose
“CONCATENATON”
5.Select
“1”
for
only
one
hard
disk
to
be
installed.
6.Press “Enter”
if
there
is
only
one
hard
disk
is
installed
or
press
UP
and
Down
Arrows
and
then
“Enter”
to
choose
the
physical
drive
to
be
set.
Finally,
press
“Y'
to
confirm.
7.Press
Ctrl-E
to
exit.
Check
for
the
status
of
the
hard
disks
1.Choose
“Logical
Driver
Info”
in
the
Main
Menu
of
the
BIOS.
2.Press
Up
and
Down
Arrows
to
choose
the
hard
disks
and
read
their
status
in
the
Logical
Driver
column.
3.Press
“Esc”
to
exit
to
the
Main
Menu.
Installing
Windows
driver
for
the
controller
card
1.
Turn
on
the
computer
2.
Once
Windows
is
running,
a
new
controller
is
detected.
3.
When
the
Windows
ask
for
its
device
driver,
insert
the
Drivers
&
Utility
CD
into
the
CDROM
(assuming
drive
D)
and
browse
to
the
following
path
for
the
driver
D:
/silicon-Image/
SIL3132RAID/
windows,
for
BIOS
with
RAID
function
D:
/
silicon_Image/
sili3132/
Windows
,
for
nor-RAID
BIOS.
If
the
hard
disks
installed
are
blank,
do
not
forget
to
set
partition
and
format
them
before
use.
If
you
are
performing
a
new
Windows
NT,
4.0,
2000,
XP,
2003
or
Vista
installation
to
a
SATA
hard
drive
attached
to
the
Serial
ATAII
controller
card.
1.Please
copy
all
the
directories
and
files
in
the
"floppy"
folder
to
the
root
directory
of
a
floppy
disk
to
create
a
pre-install
disk
for
Win2K/WinXP/Win2003/WinxXP
/Vista.
2.Press
“F6”
for
third
party
SCSI
or
driver
installation
at
the
beginning
of
the
text
mode
installation.
Insert
the
1.44MB
floppy
diskette
into
the
floppy
drive.
Press
“S”
when
setup
asks
if
you
want
to
specify
an
additional
device.
3.Press
“Enter”
to
continue
on
with
text
mode
setup.
4.Follow
the
setup
instructions
to
complete
installing
windows
NT
4.0,2000
»XP
,
2003
or
Vista.
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