IOGear GICe720S3W6 User Manual

Installation

Installation Guide

Installation

SATA 3Gbps 2 internal port Low profi le PCI Express Host Card

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GICe720S3W6

PART NO. M0558

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Features 5

Package Contents 6

Software Installation 7

Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) Statement

CE Statement 11

Limited Warranty 12

Contact 13

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Introduction

This Low Profi le PCI Host Adapter can support both Low profi le PCI and standard size PCI. The card
allows you to upgrade your desktop computer with a 2 port Serial ATA transfer rate of 3 Gb/s. The
unit also gives you the option of accessing multiple media sources, such as: Hard Drives, CD-RWs,
DVD-ROMs and DVD-RAM.

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Features

48 bits LBA can Break Capacity-Limit to Support HDD larger than 137GB •
Supports 1-lane 2.5Gbps PCI Express•
Hot-plug capability •
Supports SATA II transfer rate of 3.0Gbps•
Fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifi cations •
Supports two independent Serial ATA channels•
Independent Link, Transport, and data FIFO •
Independent command fetch, scatter/gather, and command execution•
Supports Legacy Command Queuing (LCQ) •
Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) •
Supports Non-zero offsets NCQ •
Supports Out of order data delivery NCQ •
Supports FIS-based switching with Port Multipliers•
31 Commands and Scatter/Gather Tables per Port•
Two Pin headers on board for LED connection•
Completely with drivers for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003•

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