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eSATAII 1+1 PCIe Card RC214 User Manual
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Important Message for User before Installing RC-214:
z New HD connecting to RC-214 must process “initial (F-disk)” and “format” before using. Otherwise, PC might find nothing in the system.
z If you want to boot from correct HD connecting to either motherboard or RC-214, please change
correct HD source from CMOS “booting sequence”.
z Although SATA HD is a “hot swap” design, it is strongly recommended that all users turn off the power before you add any HD to PC.
1. Introduction
This Low Profile PCI Host Adapter is a PCI-Express controller board to support Low profile PCI and regular size PCI both in one card. The card can
upgrade your desktop computer to have 2 ports Serial ATA transfer rate of 3 Gb/s (300 MB/s).
SATA port can access SATA storage media such as hard disk drive, Zip drive, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM.
It comes with drivers for Windows NT4.0, XP, 2000, Server2003 and VISTA.
1.1. Features
z External SATA II (eSATA) Connector
z 48 bits LBA can Break Capacity-Limit to Support HDD larger than 137GB
z Supports 1-lane 2.5Gbps PCI Express
z Hot-plug capability
z Supports SATA II transfer rate of 3.0Gbps
z Fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications
z Supports two independent Serial ATA channels
z Independent Link, Transport, and data FIFO
z Independent command fetch, scatter/gather, and command execution
z Supports Legacy Command Queuing (LCQ)
z Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
z Supports Non-zero offsets NCQ
z Supports Out of order data delivery NCQ
z Supports FIS-based switching with Port Multipliers
z 31 Commands and Scatter/Gather Tables per Port
z Two Pin headers on board for LED connection
z Completely with drivers for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP , Windows Server 2003 and Windows VISTA
1.2. Package Contents
z SATA PCI Express Host Adapter
z This User’s Manual
z Driver CD
z Low profile bracket
2. Software Installation
Quick guide:
If you want to add RC-214 to an existing OS (In this case, PC is booting up by an existing HD connecting to motherboard. This situation will allow you
adding new additional storage HD to your original system), install RC-214 into a PCI slot. Boot up the system and enter the OS. Install RC-214 with
driver disk coming in the box. After RC-214 is installed correctly, you can add more HD to RC-214 to increase storage HD.
Detail guide: