Seagate SATA150 PCI CARD User Manual

Installation Guide

P/N: 20237700

SATA /150 PCI CARD

Maxtor Corporation

500 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, California 95035 USA

Copyright

Copyright © 2003 Maxtor Corporation. All rights reserved. Changes are periodically made to the information herein which will be incorporated in
revised editions of this publication. Maxtor may make changes or improvements to the product(s) described in this publication at any time and
without notice. MaxBlast is a trademark and Maxtor is a registered trademark of Maxtor Corporation. All other brands or products are trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

FCC Declaration of Conformance

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Part Number

20237700

Contents

Getting Started

Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Included in this Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Back Up Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

About Serial ATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Remove System Cover

Install SATA/150 PCI Card

Connect Hard Drive

Connecting a SATA Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connecting an Ultra ATA Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Check BIOS Message

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Install Windows Driver

Existing Windows 98 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

New Windows 98 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Existing Windows Me Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

New Windows Me Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Existing Windows 2000 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

New Windows 2000 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Existing Windows XP Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

New Windows XP Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Confirm Driver Installation

Windows 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Windows Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Getting Help

Warranty

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Maxtor SATA/150

PCI Card

™

Max•Blast

Driver CD or

Diskette

This Installation

Included in this Kit

SATA Interface Cable

(not included in all kits)

SATA Power

Adapter Cable

(not included in all kits)

Guide

Figure 1

Getting Started

Thank you for selecting a Maxtor SATA/150 PCI Card. This installation
guide will lead you through the installation of your new card.

If you encounter any difficulties with installation, please visit us online
at

www.maxtor.com

Figure 1 shows the components included in the standalone SATA/150
PCI Card kit. Cards included with Maxtor hard drive kits may not
include all of the components shown. To install the drive, you will need
the tools shown in Figure 2 on page 2, including a full version of your
operating system.

Handling Precautions

Adapter cards are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD)
damage. Handle the adapter card by its sides. Do not touch the
printed circuit board assembly.

Do not connect/disconnect any cables when the system power
is on.

Do not force or rock the adapter card connectors into or out of
their connection sockets.

and click on Support.

Getting Started 1

Back Up Your Data

Protect your data by backing up existing hard drives before installing
your new Maxtor SATA/150 PCI Card.

About Serial ATA

Serial ATA (SATA) technology offers you the following benefits:

• World’s fastest ATA interface

• Ideal for high-performance RAID

• Thin, easy-plug cable design for improved airflow

• Simple, no-jumper installation

Unlike standard ATA drives, Serial ATA drives do not require the use
of jumpers to install the drive.

Visit www.maxtor.com and click on Support for the latest SATA
information and software updates.

2 Getting Started

System Manual

System User Manual

Operating System
CD and Boot Disk

Philips Screwdriver

Small Needle-Nose Pliers

Figure 2

Required Tools

Remove System Cover

1.

Turn your computer off.

2.

Unplug your system from the electrical outlet.

3.

Remove the cover from your system case.

Refer to your system user
manual for instructions on
removing the cover, or
obtain the services of a
qualified installation
technician.

Figure 3

Removing the System Cover

4.

Attach a grounding strap or touch a metal portion of your computer case. This will
ground you to minimize the risk of exposing the hard drive to electrostatic discharge.

Remove System Cover 3

Install SATA/150 PCI Card

The SATA/150 PCI Card fits any available 32-bit PCI slot. It also fits the 32-bit portion of a 64-bit PCI slot.

1.

Unscrew and remove the slot cover of an available PCI slot on the motherboard.

2.

Install the SATA/150 PCI Card into the open slot. Secure the controller card bracket to the system’s frame.

Inserting the SATA/150 PCI Card

3.

(optional) Attach your system case’s 2- or 4-pin LED cable to the LED connector on the SATA/150 PCI Card

Figure 4

(see Figure 5). Make sure that pin 1 on the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the cable. Consult your system
case manual for more details on the LED connections for your case.

4 Install SATA/150 PCI Card

Connect Hard Drive

The SATA/150 PCI Card has two SATA/150 ports that each support one Serial ATA drive and one parallel Ultra
ATA/133 port that supports two Ultra ATA/IDE hard drives.

Zip drives or CD/DVD drives

. Before connecting a hard drive to the card, mount the drive in your system

using the instructions provided with the drive or your system manual.

If you have an existing installation of Windows 2000 or XP on a drive that you wish to connect to the SATA/150 PCI card, DO
NOT connect the drive to the card yet. Leave the drive attached to its current controller. You must install the Windows driver for
the SATA/150 PCI Card before connecting your hard drive to the card. See Install Windows Driver on page 10 for details.

The card does not support ATAPI devices such as

Serial ATA

Port 2

Ultra ATA

Port 3

Figure 5

Available Ports

Serial ATA

Port 1

LED

Connector

Connect Hard Drive 5

Connecting a SATA Hard Drive

Each of the two SATA/150 ports on the SATA/150 PCI Card supports a single SATA hard drive. To connect
a SATA drive to the card:

1.

Attach one end of a SATA interface cable to one of the SATA connectors on the card.
(See Figure 5 on page 5.)

2.

Attach the other end of the SATA interface cable to the SATA connector on the rear of the hard drive.

SATA Interface

Cable

Power Supply

SATA

Cable

6 Connect Hard Drive

Attaching Cables to SATA Drive with 4-pin Power Connector

Figure 6