StarTech.com PEXSATA24E User manual

Manual Revision: 06/17/2011

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PEXSATA24E

2 Port eSATA or 4 Port SATA II

PCI Express x4 Controller Card

FCC Compliance Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,

may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that

interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful

interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment

o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the

following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver is

connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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Instruction Manual i

Table of Contents

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................1

Features...........................................................................................................................................................1

System Requirements ............................................................................................................................1

Package Contents.....................................................................................................................................1

Hardware Guide ...............................................................................................................................................2

Installation............................................................................................................................................................3

Windows Vista/7 Fresh Installation.................................................................................................3

Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server Fresh Installation................................................................4

Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista Exisiting Installation............................................5

Verifying Successful Installation.......................................................................................................6

Specications.....................................................................................................................................................7

Technical Support...........................................................................................................................................8

Warranty Information....................................................................................................................................8

Instruction Manual 1

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a StarTech.com 4 port PCI-E SATA Card. Now, you’ll be able to maximize

your computer SATA capability, while using only a single PCI-Express slot. With four internal

SATA ports, and two eSATA ports, you’ll be able to add the speed and reliability of SATA to your

internal storage, with the option of using an eSATA external storage device.

Features

• Provides four independent channels for support of up to four SATA drives

• Supports SATA II (300) drives and is backward compatible with SATA I (150) drives

• Features SATA II native command queuing (NCQ)

• Compliant with PCI Express Base Specication 1.0a

System Requirements

• Floppy Disk Drive (for third party driver installation)

• A PC with an available PCI Express slot

• CD-ROM drive (driver installation)

• SATA-based drives

Package Contents

• 1 x Four-channel PCIe/SATA II adapter

• 1x Driver CD

• 1x SATA Cable

• 1 x Low Prole Bracket

• 1x Instruction Manual (this document)

Instruction Manual 2

Please Note: There are six SATA ports available on PEXSATA24E, 4 internally and 2 eSATA

connectors externally. Based on the images above, the respective ports have been named A

through F. Ports A to D are internal SATA ports, while ports E and F are external SATA ports. By

changing the jumper setting on PEXSATA24E circuit board, you will be able to utilize four of

the ports simultaneously. Please designate which ports you wish to use, by adjusting jumper

settings according to the chart below. By default, Port A, B, C and D are working.

Hardware Guide

G (Jumper Settings)

JP Description Active Port

J2-25 1-2 close Enable SATA Connector D

2-3 close Enable SATA Connector E

J6-J9 1-2 close Enable SATA Connector C

2-3 close Enable SATA Connector F

Instruction Manual 3

Installation

WARNING! PCI Express cards, like all computer equipment, can be severely damaged by static

electricity. Be sure that you are properly grounded before opening your computer case or

touching your card. StarTech.com recommends that you wear an anti-static strap when installing

any computer component. If an anti-static strap is unavailable, discharge yourself of any static

electricity build-up by touching a large grounded metal surface (such as the computer case) for

several seconds. Also be careful to handle the card by its edges and not the gold connectors.

Please note: The following instructions assume that the SATA drives that will be connected to

PEXSATA24E have been physically installed within the computer chassis. If this is not the case,

and you require instruction on how to install the hard drive in the computer chassis, please

consult the documentation that accompanied your purchase of the hard drive/computer.

Windows Vista™/7 Fresh Installation

Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new installation of Windows

VistaTM, and you wish to boot from a drive attached to PEXSATA24E:

1. Shut down all power connected to the computer, as well as all devices connected to the

computer peripherally (i.e. Printers, Monitors, Scanners etc.). As an added step to ensure safe

installation, unplug the power supply from the computer.

2. Remove the computer cover, allowing access to the motherboard and available slots. For

more detailed instruction on how to perform this step, please refer to the documentation

that was included with your computer at the time of purchase.

3. Locate an empty PCI Express slot, removing the metal bracket covering the accompanying

empty port/socket on the rear panel of the computer chassis.

4. Position the card above the open PCI Express slot, ensuring that the card is properly aligned

with the slot. Insert the card rmly into the slot, distributing force evenly across the length

of the board. Once inserted, secure the card into the adjoining socket (previously covered

by metal bracket, on the rear panel of the computer chassis), using the correct size screw (if

necessary, please consult documentation that accompanied purchase of computer).

5. Attach PEXSATA24E to the Serial ATA drive, using a SATA (data) cable.

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each remaining hard drive that will be connected (internally) to

PEXSATA24E.

7. Replace the computer cover and re-connect all power to the computer.

8. Start the computer as you normally would to perform an operating system installation,

ensuring that the Windows Vista™/7 installation CD/DVD is present in the drive, and the BIOS

has been suitably adjusted to boot from the CD/DVD Drive.9. When the Windows Install

screen appears, ll in the necessary information and click Next. Follow the operating system

instructions until a page appears asking “Where do you want to install Windows?”. From here,

Instruction Manual 4

click on Load Driver.

9. You will then be asked to provide the necessary driver les. The les can be accessed by CD,

DVD, or USB Flash Drive. As such, connect the drivers to the computer using one of these

methods, and click Browse to specify the location of the les. Then, click Next.

10. Windows VistaTM will then install the necessary les, after which PEXSATA24E will be

recognized as a usable drive. Select the drive on which you wish to install the operating

system, and click Next, to resume normal operating system installation.

Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server Fresh Installation

Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new installation of Windows 2000/

XP/2003, and you wish to boot from a drive attached to PEXSATA24E. Prior to installation, it is

advisable to create a driver diskette. To do so, please locate the following folder, located on the

Driver CD: D:\PCIe\4-SATA\Driver\i386 (where D: denotes the CD/DVD-ROM drive location)

Copy all les from this directory onto a blank oppy diskette. Remove the disk from the drive,

and label it accordingly.