Addonics Technologies mSATA Adapters AD4SAHMSA User Manual

							Dual Hybrid HDD - mSATA SSD
Controller
(AD4SAHMSA)
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							Overview
 
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MSATA LED
Port 1
Port 0
Port 2
Port 3
SATA LEDs 
						

							Hardware Installation
1. Insert one or two mSATA devices into the card if desired, taking care to
match the  notch  on  the devices and  the  boards  connectors.  Insert  at a
45  degree  angle  and  press  gently  until  the  plastic  retainers  secure  the
device in place.
2. Connect one or two SATA devices if desired.
3. Power off the computer and install the card in a PCI Express slot that can
accept a 2X or larger card.
4. Turn  on  the  computer.  At  this  point  an  AHCI-aware  Operating  system
such  as  Linux,  MacOS  X  or  Windows  Vista,  7,  or  8  will  immediately
recognize  the  card  as  a  generic  AHCI  controller  and  begin  using  it.
NOTE:  To  remove  an  mSATA device  from  the  card,  gently  squeeze  the
two plastic retainers toward each other while lifting the edge of the card
away from them.
Windows XP Driver Installation (Windows XP 32-bit)
1. After  following  the  Hardware  Installation  steps,  Windows  XP  will  start
with  the  “Found  New  Hardware  Wizard.”  Before  proceeding,  insert  the
Host Adapter  Driver  Disc.
2. Respond  to  the  first  question: “Can  Windows  connect  to  Windows
Update  to  search  for  software?”  by  choosing  “No,  not  this  time.”  Then
click Next.
3. Respond  to  the  question:  “What  do  you  want  the  wizard  to  do?”  by
keeping  the  default  setting  “Install  the  software  automatically
[Recommended].”
4. Respond  to  the  next  step  “Please select the best match for your
hardware  from  the  list  below”  by choosing  the  line  that  ends  with
“\miniport\i386\mv91xx.inf.”
5. Another  wizard  will  appear  next.  Also  choost  “No,  not  this  time”  and
“Install  the  software  automatically”  to  the  next  prompts,  and  during
selection, choose the line ending with “\miniport\i386\mv91cons.inf.”
Software Installation (Windows Only)
1. Insert the Host Adapter Driver Disc if not already done.
2. Launch the application MSUSetup.exe.
3. Read and accept the License Agreement.
4. Respond to all remaining prompts by clicking Next.
5. During  this  process,  a  “Windows  Security  Alert”   dialog   should   appear,
asking  about  firewall  blocking  for  a  program  called  “Apache  HTTP
Server.”  Click  “Unblock”  to  enable  the  software  to  connect  to  the
hardware properly, then click Finish on the Installation Wizard.
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							Setting Up Hardware RAID
This  adapters  hardware  RAID  capabilities  may  be  configured  using  either
the  BIOS  utility  or  the  Marvell  Storage  Utility.  There  is  no  functional
difference,  other  than  the  BIOS  utility  can  prepare  an  array  without  an
operating  system  (which  may  then  be installed  onto  the  array)  and  the
Marvell  Storage Utility  has  the convenience  of  a Graphical User  Interface.
This  adapter  supports  RAID  0  (2,  3  or 4  devices),  RAID  1  (2  devices),  or
RAID 10 (4 devices).
Starting the Marvell Storage Utility
The  first  time  this  program  is  started,  it  will  launch  your  default  web
browser, which should immediately show a security warning. This is due to
the  secure  connection  to  the  Controller  subsystem  using  a  “self-signed
certificate”  (cookie).  Allow  your  browser  to  add  this  certificate  as  an
exception to proceed.
Logging  onto  the  Storage  Utility  uses the  same  credentials  you  use  for
Windows.  Your  current  Windows  username  should  appear.  Enter  your
Windows  password  and  click  Login.  If  this  doesnt  work,  try  deleting  the
password (leaving that box blank) then click Login.
To  set  up  an  array,  click  on  the  Adapter  listed  under  Device.  On  the  right
side  is  the Operation  tab – move  the mouse  to that  tab to  find  the Create
RAID function. For more information on using the Marvell Storage Utility or
the RAID BIOS, click on the small blue circle containing a question mark in
the upper-right corner of the Utility, then select User Guide.
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