SIIG 04-0322C User Manual
Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI
Quick Installation Guide
Introducing the Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI
The Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI is an ultra high-speed four
channel Serial ATA controller for use in Pentium-class
computers. It achieves burst data transfer rates up to
150MB/s (1.5Gb/s) and supports various brands of hard
disk drives with capacities greater that 137GB.
Features and Benefits
• Compliant with Serial ATA Specification, rev 1.0
• Compliant with PCI Specification, revision 2.2
• Provides four independent channels to support up
to four Serial ATA drives
• Features independent 256-byte FIFOs per channel
for host reads and writes
• Co-exists with on-board HDD controllers
• Features Watch Dog timer for fault resiliency
• Supports 32-bit wide PCI bus at 66MHz
• Lower pin count and voltage requirements, plus
better cabling over traditional Parallel ATA (IDE)
make Serial ATA the controller of the future
System Requirements
• Pentium® class computer with one available PCI
slot
• Windows® 98SE / ME / NT4.0 / 2000 / XP (32-/64bit) / Server 2003 & 2008 (32-/64-bit) / Vista (32-/
64-bit)
• CD-ROM
04-0322C
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Package Contents
• Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI board
• Serial ATA cable (x2)
• Dual connector Serial ATA power cable
• Driver CD
• This quick installation guide
Board Layout
Hard Disk
LED Pins
CN4
Figure 1. Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI Layout
CN3
Serial ATA
Connectors
CN2
CN1
Hardware Installation
General instructions for installing the card are provided
below. Since the design of computer cases and
motherboards vary, refer to your computer’s reference
manual for further information, if needed.
Static Electricity Discharge may permanently damage
your system. Discharge any static electricity build up in
your body by touching your computer case for a few
seconds. Avoid any contact with internal parts and
handle cards only by their external edges.
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1. Turn OFF the power to your computer.
2. Unplug the power cord and remove your computer
cover.
3. Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot.
4. Carefully align the card to the selected PCI slot push
the board down firmly, but gently, until it is well
seated.
5. Replace the slot bracket holding screw to secure the
card.
Device Connection
If you plan to use more than two Serial ATA channels,
you will need to purchase additional Serial ATA data
and power cables.
1. Install hard disk drive(s) into chassis.
2. Connect the Serial ATA hard disk drive to the system
power supply using the Serial ATA power cable.
3. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the HDD.
Serial ATA cable
Serial ATA power cable
Figure 2. Hard disk drive connections
4. Attach the other end of the Serial ATA cable to the
Serial ATA connector on the board.
5. Follow the same instructions when connecting
additional hard drives. Device connection is now
complete.
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Note: If you like to monitor disk activity of the
Serial ATA hard drives, you may at this time connect
the hard disk LED of the system case to the Hard
Disk LED Pins on the Serial ATA controller, see
Figure 1, on page 2 for the location of the pins. For
most systems connect the red wire to the pin located
farthest from the mounting bracket.
6. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power
cord. Go to Driver Installation to install the Serial
ATA 4-Channel PCI device driver.
Driver Installation
This section provides information on how to install the
Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI drivers.
Windows 2000
A new installation of Windows 2000 requires a floppy
disk for the driver installation. To make this floppy disk,
copy the contents of the NT4 folder, found on the driver
CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the directions
below.
For New Installation
1. Install the board and follow Microsoft procedures
to install Windows 2000 accordingly.
2. At the Windows 2000 Setup screen, press F6 to
install the driver.
3. Insert the floppy disk that you made above. Press S,
then press Enter.
4. Select Silicon Image SiI... Controller for Windows
NT4.0 and 2000, press Enter.
5. Press Enter again to continue and follow on-screen
instructions to complete the installation.
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For Existing Installation
1. Install the board and boot up Windows 2000.
2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next.
3. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device
(recommended) and click Next.
4. Insert the driver CD, check CD-ROM drives, uncheck
the other boxes, and click Next. Click Next again to
continue.
5. Click Finish, remove the driver CD and restart
Windows to complete the driver installation.
Windows XP / Server 2003 (32-bit)
A new installation of Windows XP/Server 2003 requires
a floppy disk for the driver installation. To make this
floppy disk, copy the contents of the 32bit folder, found
on the driver CD, onto a blank floppy disk then follow the
directions below.
For New Installation
1. Install the board and follow Microsoft procedures
to install Windows accordingly.
2. At the Windows Setup screen, press F6 to install the
driver.
3. Insert the floppy disk that you made above. Press S
then press Enter.
4. Select Silicon Image SiI... for Windows XP/Server
2003, then press Enter.
5. Press Enter to continue and follow on-screen
instructions to complete Windows installation.
For Existing Installation
1. Install the board and boot up Windows.
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