SIIG 104-0487A User Manual

eSATA II 2-Port ExpressCard

Quick Installation Guide

Introducing the eSATA II 2-Port ExpressCard

The eSATA II 2-Port ExpressCard is an ultra high-speed
dual channel Serial ATA Generation 2 controller.

Features and Benefits

• Adds two external (eSATA) ports to your
ExpressCard equipped notebook computer for
external drive connections

• Supports data transfer speeds up to 3.0Gb/s
(300MB/s)

• Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and
SATA TCQ commands

• Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0a specification

• Compliant with eSATA (external SATA) connector
specifications

• Supports SATA hard disk hot-plugging

• Breaks the 137GB barrier! Works with various
brands of large capacity Serial ATA hard disks

System Requirements

• PC or Mac notebook with an available ExpressCard
slot

• Windows® 2000 / XP (32-/64-bit) / Server 2003 &
2008 (32-/64-bit) / Vista (32-/64-bit)

• Mac OS® X v10.4.9 - v10.5.6

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Package Contents

• eSATA II 2-Port ExpressCard

• Driver CD

• Quick Installation Guide

Layout

eSATA
connectors

Figure 1: eSATA II 2-port ExpressCard

Hardware Installation

General instructions for installing the ExpresscCard are
provided. Since the design of systems may vary, refer to
your system reference manual for further information, if
needed.

Insert the card into the ExpressCard slot of your system.
Make sure it is inserted all the way in for a solid connection.

When connecting/disconnecting SATA devices, hold the
eSATA II 2-Port ExpressCard so it does not move from side
to side, otherwise it may eject from the slot or lose
connection with the operating system.

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Windows Driver Installation

This section provides instructions to install the eSATA II
2-Port ExpressCard drivers.

Windows 2000

1. Install the ExpressCard into an ExpressCard slot.

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.

5. Click Finish then restart Windows to complete the
driver installation.

Windows XP / Server 2003 (32-bit)

1. Install the ExpressCard into an ExpressCard slot.

2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard:

XP (w/SP1 or earlier) / Server 2003: continue to step #3
XP (w/SP2 or later) / Server 2003 (w/ SP1 or later):

select No, not this time, then click Next.

3. Insert the driver CD, select Install the software
automatically (Recommended), click Next, then
click Next again.

4. Click Finish, then restart Windows to complete the
driver installation.

Windows XP / Server 2003 (64-bit)

1. Install the ExpressCard into an ExpressCard slot.

2. At the Found New Hardware Wizard, select No, not
this time, then click Next

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3. Insert the driver CD, select Install the software
automatically (Recommended), click Next, then

click Next again.

4. Click Finish then restart Windows to complete the
driver installation.

Windows VistaTM (32-/64-bit)

1. Install the ExpressCard into an ExpressCard slot.

2. At the Found New Hardware window, click Locate

and install driver software (recommended), click
Continue.

3. At the next window, insert the driver CD andVista
will automatically detect and install the correct
driver.

4. At the successfull installed window, click Close
then restart Windows to complete the driver
installation.

Windows Server 2008 (32-/64-bit)

1. Install the board and boot up Windows.

2. At the Found New Hardware window, select Locate
and install driver software (Recommended), then
click Don't Search Online.

3. Insert the driver CD and Windows will search the
CD and install the correct driver.

4. At Windows has finished installing the driver
software for this device, click Close to complete the
installation.

To Verify Windows Installation

1. Use Device Manager to verify proper installation.

For Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003: Right click My
Computer, click Manage, click Device Manager.

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