StarTech.com PEXSAT2IDE2 User Manual

Manual Revision: 08/05/2011

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PEXSAT2IDE2

2 port SATA/eSATA + 2 port IDE PCI
Express Controller Card

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
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following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

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Table of Contents

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

Features ...........................................................................................................................................................1

Before You Begin ..............................................................................................................................................1

System requirements ..............................................................................................................................1

Contents .........................................................................................................................................................1

Installation............................................................................................................................................................2

installing the PCI Express Card ..........................................................................................................2

Connecting drives to PEXSAT2IDE2 ...............................................................................................2

Conguring the Onboard BIOS ........................................................................................................4

Specications .....................................................................................................................................................7

Technical Support ...........................................................................................................................................8

Warranty Information ....................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a StarTech.com SATA and IDE PCI Express Controller card, ideal for
individuals using both IDE and SATA drives in the same system, this product allows you to
connect two SATA drives on independent channels and up to two IDE devices on a single
channel. Plus, with support for RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD, you can congure your hard drives to
create an optimized storage solution.

Features

• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD

• Supports SATA II data transfer rate up to 300MBps

• Ultra ATA-133 / IDE data transfer rates up to 133MBps

• Compliant with PCI specication revision 2.2, and SATA 1.0 specication revision 1.0

Before You Begin

System Requirements

• A Pentium 4 or later Pentium compatible computer

• An available PCI Express slot

• Operating system requirement: Windows XP(32/64bit)/ Server 2003(32/64bit)/

Vista(32/64bit)/ 7(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2, Linux, Mac OS X 10.4.3, 10.5.x and up

Contents

This package should contain:

• SATA and PCI Express Controller Card (1)

• Driver CD (1)

• Low Prole Bracket (1)

• Instruction Manual (1)

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Installation

Installing the PCI Express Card

Please note that aside from the terminology used by each version of the Windows operating
system diering slightly during the installation of PEXSAT2IDE2, the installation sequence is
virtually identical.

1. Make sure that your system is unplugged and you are grounded.

2. Remove the cover of your system (see your computer's user manual for details, if necessary)
and gently turn your computer onto its side, so that the PCI Express expansion slot on the
motherboard is facing upward.

3. Locate an empty PCI Express slot and remove the metal plate that covers the corresponding
rear bracket.You may need a Phillips screwdriver to perform this step.
Retain the screw! You will need it to secure the card later.

4. Gently insert the card into the empty slot, making sure it is rmly seated.

5. Secure the card to the rear panel, using the screw you removed in Step 3.

6. Power on the computer. Once the operating system is fully booted, insert the Driver CD
(included) into the CD/DVD-ROM drive.

7. Browse to, and execute the Setup.exe program on the Driver CD. This will copy the necessary
les to the computer. Once the les have been copied, please reboot the computer as
prompted.

8. Once the computer has rebooted, Windows will detect that the card has been connected, and
begin installing the les that were copied in step 7.You will notice several message balloons,
appearing near the taskbar (usually the bottom right corner of the screen), indicating the
dierent components as they are detected and installed. Once completed, the nal message
balloon will indicate that your new hardware is installed and ready to use.

9. To conrm that the installation was successful,
browse to your Windows Device Manager
by right-clicking on My Computer, selecting
Manage with the left mouse button, and clicking
on Device Manager in the left pane. In the right
pane, click on SCSI and RAID Controllers, to
ensure that the new device has been installed:

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Connecting drives to PEXSAT2IDE2

Once PEXSAT2IDE2 and the necessary software have been installed, you can connect your hard
drives to the card.

You may elect to mount the drives in the computer case prior to connecting them to the
card. Please consult the documentation that accompanied the purchase of your hard drive, or
computer case for further information on how to perform this step.

IDE Drives

To connect IDE drives to the card:

1. Attach one end of a standard 40-pin IDE cable to the IDE connector on the rear panel of the
drive.

2. Attach the remaining 40-pin connector provided by the cable to one of the two IDE ports on
the board.

3. Connect an LP4 power connector (provided by the system power supply) to the power port
on the hard drive.

4. Repeat steps 1-3 for the remaining IDE hard drive (if required).

SATA Drive

To connect internal SATA drives to the card:

1. Attach one end of a standard SATA cable to the SATA data port on the board (see above
diagram).

2. Attach the remaining end of the SATA cable used in step 1 to the SATA data port provided by
the SATA drive.

3. 3. Connect a SATA power cable (from the system power supply) to the power port on the
SATA drive.

40pin IDE

Connectors

SATA Data Port

eSATA Port

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eSATA Drive

To connect an eSATA device to the card, simply insert the eSATA connector provided by the
drive/drive enclosure to the eSATA port, located on the rear bracket of PEXSAT2IDE2.

Conguring the Onboard BIOS

Once you have connected the drives you wish to use with PEXSAT2IDE2, reattach the sides of the
computer case and power up the computer.

When prompted during the boot process,
enter the command code CTRL + J to enter the
PEXSAT2IDE2 Onboard BIOS.

Once you have entered the BIOS, you will see
the following screen:

To switch between panes, use the TAB button.

To scroll through selectable text (i.e. Create
RAID Disk, Delete RAID Disk etc.) use the up
and down arrow keys.

To select the highlighted text (as illustrated
above, Create RAID DISK Drive) press the
ENTER key.

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Creating a RAID conguration

To create a RAID conguration, from the main window, select Create RAID Disk Drive, and press
Enter.

The following window will display, allowing you to congure your RAID setup:

New RAID Attributes: Here, you can name your RAID conguration for easy reference. Also
includes information regarding the type of RAID being used, the disks being used, as well as
block and physical size of the RAID conguration.

Hard Disk Drive List: Lists the physical drives available for RAID conguration

Help Menu: This pane provides instruction as to how to perform the action selected elsewhere

within the Create New RAID window.

Once RAID conguration is complete (based on your individual requirements), the RAID will be
displayed in the RAID Disk Drive List, as illustrated below:

Deleting a RAID conguration

To delete a RAID conguration, use the TAB key to switch to the RAID Disk Drive List. Use the
up and down arrow keys (on keyboard) to scroll between available RAID Disks and perform the
delete function on the desired RAID Disk.

New RAID
Attributes

Hard Disk
Drive List

Help Menu

RAID Disks
created

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Reverting to non-RAID conguration

To return the physical drives to a non-RAID state, enter the Revert HDD to Non-RAID menu, and
select the RAID Disk you wish to modify using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select
the chosen disk, and press Y (Yes) to accept the change.

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Specications

Bus Type PCI Express x 1

Connectors

1 x SATA II (internal)
1 x eSATA (external)
2 x Ultra ATA-133/IDE

Maximum Data Transfer Rate

300 MBps (SATA II / SATA300)
133 MBps (IDE)

Chipset JMicron JMB366

OS Support

Windows XP(32/64bit)/ Server
2003(32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64bit)/
7(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2, Linux, Mac OS
X 10.4.3, 10.5.x and up

Regulatory Certications CE, FCC, ROHS

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Technical Support

StarTech.com’s lifetime technical support is an integral part of our commit-ment to provide
industry-leading solutions. If you ever need help with your product, visit www.startech.com/
support and access our comprehensive selection of online tools, documentation,
and downloads.

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be returned for repair, or replacement with equivalent products at our discretion. The warranty
covers parts and labor costs only. StarTech.com does not warrant its products from defects or
damages arising from misuse, abuse, alteration, or normal wear and tear.

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