eSATA II 2 Port PCIe HDD Controller
RC-219
User Manual
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eSATA II 2 port PCIe HDD Controller RC-219
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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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9. After the driver installation has completed you can follow the instructions in
section 2.4 to verify controller was installed correctly.
2.3. Adding the HBA to an existing Windows Vista, 2000, XP, Server
2003 installation
1. Power off the system. Insert SATA Card into an available PCI slot. Power up the
system.
2. During OS boot up, Windows will display the 'Found New Hardware
Wizard'. 'Mass Storage controller'.
3. Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)”, and click “Next”,
and make sure the Driver CD is in your CD-ROM/DVD
4. Select “Search for the best driver in these locations”, and check “Include
this location in the search:” uncheck the other boxes.
5. Type in E:\ (If your CD-ROM/DVD is E:\) then click “Browse”.
6. Points specify a location, example E:\SATA Express_2Port \Sil3132 \
WinXP_2000_2003_NT, and click “OPEN” then “OK”
7. When the wizard indicates that it found a driver for the device click 'Next'
8. If the 'Hardware Installation' dialog appears, click 'Continue Anyway'
9. The wizard will now copy the required files to the system and start the Driver.
After starting the driver the wizard will display a completion dialog, click 'Finish'
to exit the wizard.
2.4.Verifying the Windows NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003 installation
For Windows Vista/2000/XP
1. Right click on 'My Computer' icon, select 'Properties', left click on 'Hardware' tab,
and then on 'Device Manager' button.
2. Double click on 'SCSI and RAID Controllers', If there is no yellow '!' or '?' in front
of 'Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATALink Controller', the driver is started correctly.
3. To view information about the devices attached to the controller, use the SiICfg
Utility and click on the device from the list.
For Windows NT 4.0
1. Double click on 'My Computer' icon, select 'Control Panel', click on 'SCSI
Adapters' icon, 'Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATALink Controller' should displayed
correctly under 'Device' and 'Driver' tab.
2. To view information about the devices attached to the controller, use the SiICfg
Utility and click on the device from the list.
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2.5. Update new driver on Windows NT 4.0
1. After OS boots up, Click 'Start'
2. Under 'Settings', click 'Control Panel'.
3. Select 'SCSI Adapters' from the Control Panel.
4. Select the 'Drivers' tab and click 'Add'.
5. Click 'Have Disk'.
6. Insert the Driver CD in your CD-ROM/DVD drive and press 'Enter'.
7. Choose ' E:\SATA Express_2Port \Sil3132 \ WinXP_2000_2003_NT ' and click
'OK'.
8. Refer to instructions in section 2.4 to verify controller was installed correctly.
2.6. Update new driver on Windows Vista/2000/XP or Windows
Server 2003
1. Right click on 'My Computer' and select 'Properties'. Under the 'System
Properties' section, click on 'Hardware' tab, and then on 'Device Manager' click
'SCSI and RAID Controllers' and right click 'Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATALink
Controller' then select 'Properties' from the context menu.
2. Click 'Driver', 'Update Driver' and select 'Search for a suitable driver for my
device [Recommended]'. Insert the Driver CD in your CD-ROM/DVD drive. Click
'Next' and complete the driver installation.
3. System will go through the enumeration process and install the driver. At the end
of the process, click 'Yes' to reboot your system when necessary.
4. See instructions in section 2.4 to verify controller was installed correctly.
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