Addonics Technologies SATA eSATA Mini SAS ADSA4R5 User Manual

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Hardware Installations:  
1. Remove PC cover. 
2. Select an empty PCI s lot and insert the SATA Controller. 
3. Makes sure to secure the bracket with a screw. 
4. Close the PC’s cover. 
 
Fresh Windows Operating System Installation Types: 
A. Concatenated Raid Set 
Requires One hard drive 
B. Stripped Raid Set (RAID 0) 
Requires Two hard drives 
C. Mirrored Raid Set (RAID 1) 
Requires Two hard drives 
D. Parit y...

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B.  STRIPPED RAID Set Configuration in RAID BIOS: 
1. Power ON your PC. 
2. Wait until the sys tem prompts for the RAID BIOS Co nfiguration Utility. 
Press CTRL+ S or th e F4 key to e nter the BIOS RAID Utility. 
3. The RAID Utility menu screen will be displa yed. Select Create RAID 
set. 
4. Choose RAID 0.  Press Enter. Press Enter to automatically create RAID 
set. 
5. Press Enter to select the Raid size. 
6....

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10. The PC will reboot. 
11. At the Windows Set-up screen, press F6 to specify  and add the dr iver. 
12. Insert the Floppy  Driver diskette containing the driver from step 1 above . 
Press S, then press Enter. 
13. Select  
Silicon Image SiI 3124 SATARaid Controller for Windows XP/ 
Server 2003 or  
Silicon Image SiI 3124 SATARaid Controller for Windows 2000,  
press Enter. 
14. Press Enter to continue and follow...

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Chapter 5  Existing Windows System installation 
 
This section provides the information on h ow to install the drivers of RAID 
Native SATA-150 4Ports PCI Host Adapter onto computer with existing 
operating systems: 
 
 
5.1. Win dows 2000 Driver and software install ation 
 
For Existing Windows 2000 Systems (with Service Pack 2 or later) 
Note: Install the SATA Utilities from the CD th at came with your package...

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Hardware Installations:  
5. Power OFF PC and rem ove its cover. 
6. Select an empty PCI s lot and insert the SATA Controller. 
7. Makes sure to secure the bracket with a screw. 
8. Close the PC’s cover. 
 
Windows 2000 Driver Installations  
9. Turn computer ON. When Win dows boots up,  “Found New H ardware 
Wizard” pops on the screen. The Digita l Signature Not Found window 
opens. The Silicon Image SiI 3124...

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5.2. Windows XP Driver and Software Install ation 
 
Note: Install the SATA Utilities from the CD tha t came with your package 
first before installing the Host Controller. 
 
1. Powe r on th e system.  In sert the CDROM that came with the product. 
The Addoni cs Technologies Dri ver Disk window po ps up. Select SATA 
Utilities > Model # ADSA4R5. 
2. The WinZip Self-Extractor – SiI_3124.exe window pops up. Click the...

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12. When the new hardware wizard has finished installing the Serial ATA 
Controller Card, click Finish to complete the installations. 
13. The “Found New H ardware Wizard” pops on the screen and th e Silicon 
Image’s Pseudo Processor Device  is identified. What  do you want th e 
wizard to do? “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” is 
selected by de fault. Click Next. 
14. Please wait while the...

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5.3. Windows 2003 Server Driver and software install ation 
 
Note: Install the SATA Utilities from the CD th at came with your package 
first before installing the Host Controller. 
 
1. Power on the sys tem.  Insert the CDROM that came with the product. 
The Addoni cs Technologies Dri ver Disk window po ps up. Select SATA 
Utilities > Model # ADSA4R5. 
2. The WinZip Self-Extractor – SiI_3124.exe window pops up....

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11. The Hardware Install ation window opens. Click “Continue Anyway”. 
12. When the new hardware wizard has finished installing the Serial ATA 
Controller Card, click Finish to complete the installations. 
13. The “Found New H ardware Wizard” pops on the screen and th e Silicon 
Image’s Pseudo Processor Device  is identified. What  do you want th e 
wizard to do? “Install th e software automat ically (Reco...

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Technical Support 
 
If you need assistan ce to get your unit functionin g properly, please call 
Addonics Technical Support.  Our techn ical staff will be happy to assist you, 
but they will need y our help to do so.  Calling t he technical support staff 
without all the proper information can be both time consuming and 
frustrating.  Here are some tips to help yo u out: 
 
MODEL NUMBER – Please have this number on...