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eSATA II 2 port PCIe HDD Controller RC-219 User Manual
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2. Software Installation
2.1. Windows Vista, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003 Fresh OS installation
Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new installation of
Windows Vista, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003 and you wish to boot from a
device attached to the SATA port.
1. Power off the system. Insert SATA Card into an available PCI slot. Connect serial
ATA cable(s) between the SATA port and serial ATA device(s). Power up the
system.
2. Put your Windows NT/2000/XP or Windows Server 2003 CD into the
CD-ROM/DVD drive, or the NT/2000 boot diskette #1 in the floppy drive if your
system cannot boot from the CD.
3. Press F6 for third party SCSI or driver installation at the beginning of text mode
installation. Press 'S' when setup asks if you want to specify an additional
device, and insert the driver CD. Press 'Enter' and select 'Silicon Image SiI
3132 SATALink Controller'.
4. Press 'Enter' again when prompted to continue on with text mode setup.
5. Follow the setup instructions to select your choice for partition and file system.
6. After setup examines your disks, it will copy files from the CD to the hard drive
selected above and restart the system. After restart the setup process will resume
to finish the installation.
7. Once the operating system installation has completed you can follow the
instructions in section 2.4 to verify controller was installed correctly.
2.2. Adding the HBA to an existing Windows NT Installation
1. Power off the system. Insert SATA Card into an available PCI slot. Connect serial
ATA cable(s) between the SATA port and serial ATA device(s). Power up the
system.
2. After OS boots up, Click 'Start'
3. Under 'Settings', click 'Control Panel'.
4. Select 'SCSI Adapters' from the Control Panel.
5. Select the 'Drivers' tab and click 'Add'.
6. Click 'Have Disk'.
7. Points specify a location, example E:\SATA Express_2Port \Sil3132 \
WinXP_2000_2003_NT, and click “OPEN” then “OK”
8. Choose 'Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATALink Controller' and click 'OK'.
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