Startech PEXSAT34RH User Manual

4 Port PCIe SATA III 6Gbps RAID
Controller Card

PEXSAT34RH

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Manual Revision: 04/30/2013

FCC Compliance Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver

is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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Table of Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................1

Packaging Contents ................................................................................................................................. 1

System Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 1

Product Diagram ....................................................................................2

Installation ..............................................................................................3

Hardware Installation ..............................................................................................................................3

Driver Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 4

Management Utility Installation (Optional - Windows only) ..................................................... 5

Verifying Installation ................................................................................................................................ 7

Port Multiplier ........................................................................................ 7

Operation ................................................................................................8

RAID Conguration ..................................................................................................................................8

Administration Console Method ......................................................................................................... 9

HyperDuo Conguration ........................................................................................................................ 11

Card BIOS Method ....................................................................................................................................11

Administration Console Method ......................................................................................................... 12

HyperDuo Management (Windows only) ........................................................................................13

Specications ..........................................................................................15

Technical Support ..................................................................................16

Warranty Information ............................................................................16

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Introduction

The PEXSAT34RH 4-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA Controller Card with HyperDuo adds 4
AHCI SATA III ports to a computer through a PCIe slot (x2), delivering multiple internal
6Gbps connections for high-performance hard drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs).

Featuring HyperDuo technology, the SATA card oers SSD auto-tiering which lets
you balance the performance advantages of SSD storage with the cost-eectiveness
and large capacity of standard hard drives. By combining SSD and HDD drives into a
single volume (up to 3 SSD + 1 HDD), HyperDuo discreetly works in the background to
identify and move frequently accessed les to the faster SSD drive(s) for improved data
throughput – up to 80% of SSD performance! (Note: The HyperDuo automatic storage
tiering feature is compatible with Windows® XP, Vista, 7 and 8 only)

The PCIe SATA controller card supports Port Multiplier (PM), enabling multiple SATA
drives to be connected to one port over a single cable, for a total of 7 drives (Up to 4
drives through PM on one port, and a single drive to the remaining 3 ports). Plus, the
SATA controller card oers an eective hardware RAID solution, with native RAID (0, 1,
1+0) support.

Packaging Contents

• 1x PCIe SATA Controller Card

• 1x Low Prole Bracket

• 1x Driver CD

• 1x Instruction Manual

System Requirements

• PCI Express enabled computer with an available PCI Express x2 slot

• Windows® XP (32/64-bit)/ Server 2003(32/64-bit)/ Vista (32/64-bit)/ 7 (32/64-bit)/
Server 2008 R2/ 8 (32/64-bit), or Apple® Mac OS® 10.6/ 10.7/ 10.8, or Linux®

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Product Diagram

4x SATA III ports

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Installation

Hardware Installation

WARNING! PCI Express cards, like all computer equipment, can be severely damaged
by static electricity. Be sure that you are properly grounded before opening your
computer case or touching your PCI Express card. StarTech.com recommends that you
wear an anti-static strap when installing any computer component. If an anti-static
strap is unavailable, discharge yourself of any static electricity build-up by touching a
large grounded metal surface (such as the computer case) for several seconds. Also be
careful to handle the PCI Express card by its edges and not the gold connectors.

1. Turn your computer o and any peripherals connected to the computer (i.e. Printers,
external hard drives, etc.). Unplug the power cable from the rear of the power
supply on the back of the computer and disconnect all peripheral devices.

2. Remove the cover from the computer case. See documentation for your computer
system for details.

3. Locate an open PCI Express x2 slot and remove the metal cover plate on the rear of
the computer case (Refer to documentation for your computer system for details).

NOTE: This card will work in PCI Express slots of additional lanes (i.e.x4, x8, or x16 slots).

4. Gently insert the card into the open PCI Express slot and fasten the bracket to the
rear of the case.

NOTE: If installing the card into a small form factor/low prole system, replacing the
pre-installed full prole bracket with the included low prole installation bracket may
be necessary.

5. Connect SATA cables from the ports on the card to the SATA devices inside the
computer.

6. Place the cover back onto the computer case.

7. Insert the power cable into the socket on the power supply and reconnect all other
connectors removed in Step 1.

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