SATAII150 SX8 User Manual - Promise Technology, Inc.
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1. 12 Confirm Installation 13 Windows XP New Installation tasse nesanicom tented Cray pea a due ali MADR 2 13 Existing Installation 14 Confirm Installation 14 Windows 2000 New Installation 15 Existing Installation 15 Confirm Installation 13322 sone LUE 2 a Er ane 16 Additional Drivers Updated Drivers 16 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 17 Frequently Asked Questions 17 Contact Technical Support 18 Limited Warranty 2 20 Return Product For Repair 21 Appendix BIOS Update 23 SATAII150 SX8 User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction About This Manual below Overview page 6 e Key Features and Benefits page 7 e Specifications page 8 Thank you for purchasing Promise Technology s SATAII150 SX8 PCI X Serial ATA Host Bus Adapter card About This Manual This User Manual describes how to setup use and maintain the SATAII150 SX8 Serial ATA HBA card This manual includes a full table of contents chapter task lists and cross ref2. Windows XP Promise API Console SCSI Processor Device Existing Installation After installing the SATAII150 SX8 card and rebooting your system Windows XP setup will show a Found New Hardware dialog box Under Windows XP Mass Storage Controller will be displayed 1 2 3 Insert the Promise SATAII150 SX8 Driver Diskette into the A drive Choose Install the software automatically and press the Enter key Choose Windows XP Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller from the list that appears on screen Use a i386 wnet s150sx8 inf for x86 system Use a amd64 wnet s150sx8 inf for AMD 64bit system Then press the Enter key If using a driver that has not been digitally signed by Microsoft you will be asked if you want to continue the installation Click Continue Anyway When the New Hardware Wizard has finished installing the SATAII150 SX Series software click Finish and restart the system After restarting system will find Windows XP Promise API Console SCSI Processor Device and or Windows XP Promise SAF TE Processor Device Repeat steps 1 through 5 above Confirm Installation Right click the My Computer icon and select Manage from the popup menu Click Device Manager in the menu tree Click the in front of SCSI and RAID controllers Windows XP Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller should appear 14 Chapter 3 Install Software Drivers Windows 2000 New Installation The following details the instal
3. SATAIITSO SAG USER MANUAL SATAII150 SX8 User Manual Copyright 2005 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Copyright by Promise Technology Inc Promise Technology No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the expressed written permission of Promise Technology Trademarks Promise and the Promise logo are registered in U S Patent and Trademark Office All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Important data protection information You should back up all data before installing any drive controller or storage peripheral Promise Technology is not responsible for any loss of data resulting from the use disuse or misuse of this or any other Promise Technology product Notice Although Promise Technology has attempted to ensure the accuracy of the content of this manual it is possible that this document may contain technical inaccuracies typographical or other errors Promise Technology assumes no liability for any error in this publication and for damages whether direct indirect incidental consequential or otherwise that may result from such error including but not limited to loss of data or profits Promise Technology provides this publication as is without warranty of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a par
4. Card There are eight ports or channel connectors on the SATAII150 SX8 card The figure above shows how they are numbered 3 Close your PC when you are finished Chapter 2 Installation Set Parameter Configuration 1 Boot your PC SATAII150 SX8 tm BIOS Version 1 00 0 30 c 2003 2005 Promise Technology Inc All rights reserved CH Vendor Model SIZE C H S Type WD740GD 00FLX0 WD740GD 00FLXO WD740GD 00FLX0 WD740GD 00FLXO WD740GD 00FLX0 WD740GD 00FLX0 WD740GD 00FLX0 WD740GD 00FLX0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 74355M 74355M 74355M 74355M 74355M 74355M 74355M 74355M 9039 255 63 9039 255 63 9039 255 63 9039 255 63 9039 255 63 9039 255 63 9039 255 63 9039 255 63 Press lt Ctrl F gt to enter SATAII150 SX8 SROM parameter configuration 2 When the SATAII150 SX8 BIOS appears press Ctrl F to access the Parameter Configuration Staggered Spinup Interval Spins up the disk drives at a staggered time intervals in order to avoid a sudden heavy drain on the power supply SATAII150 SX8 User Manual 3 Inthe first screen press the Spacebar to move between Staggered Spinup Intervals The choices are 0 5 second 1 0 second 1 5 seconds 2 0 seconds 2 5 seconds 3 0 seconds Disable all drives spin up together To exit the Configuration without saving your settings press the Esc key then press Y to confirm your exit Go on to Chapter 3 Install Software Drivers 10 Chapter
5. Windows Server 2003 Mass Storage Controller will be displayed 1 2 3 Insert the Promise SATAII150 SX8 Driver Diskette into the A drive Choose Install the software automatically and press the Enter key Choose Windows Server 2003 Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller from the list that appears on screen Use a i386 wnet s150sx8 inf for x86 system Use a amd64 wnet s150sx8 inf for AMD 64bit system Then press the Enter key If using a driver that has not been digitally signed by Microsoft you will be asked if you want to continue the installation Click Continue Anyway When the New Hardware Wizard has finished installing the SATAII150 SX Series software click Finish and restart the system 12 Chapter 3 Install Software Drivers 6 After restarting system will find Windows Server 2003 Promise API Console SCSI Processor Device and or Windows Server 2003 Promise SAF TE Processor Device Repeat steps 1 through 5 above Confirm Installation 1 Right click the My Computer icon and select Manage from the popup menu 2 Click Device Manager in the menu tree 3 Click the in front of SCSI and RAID controllers Windows Server 2003 Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller should appear Windows XP New Installation The following details the installation of the SATAII150 SX8 drivers while installing Windows XP 1 Start the installation Floppy Install Boot the computer with the Windows XP i
6. driver appears 2 When the Windows Server 2003 Setup window is generated press S to specify an Additional Device s 11 SATAII150 SX8 User Manual Insert the Promise SATAII150 SX8 Series Driver Diskette into drive A and press Enter Choose Windows Server 2003 Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller from the list that appears on screen and then press Enter NOTE If installing Windows Server 2003 for AMD 64bit system choose Windows Server 2003 AMD 64 bits Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller from the list The Windows Server 2003 Setup screen will appear again saying Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices The list will include Windows Server 2003 Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller NOTE Ifthere are any additional devices to be installed specify them now When all devices are specified continue to the next step From the Windows Server 2003 Setup screen press the Enter Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Windows Server 2003 installation NOTE If aWindows Logo Testing warning dialog box appears for any ofthe following click the Yes button Windows Server 2003 Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller Windows Server 2003 Promise SAF TE Processor Device Windows Server 2003 Promise API Console SCSI Processor Device Existing Installation After installing the SATAII150 SX8 card and rebooting your system Windows XP setup will show a Found New Hardware dialog box Under
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8. 3 Install Software Drivers Windows Server 2003 below Windows XP page 17 Windows 2000 page 19 e Additional Drivers Updated Drivers page 20 Following are driver installation procedures for the Windows operating systems that support the Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller card The SATAII150 SX8 software drivers for Windows are included on the driver diskette Additional and updated drivers are downloadable from the Promise website at www promise com Important If you wish to include your current bootable Serial ATA drive using the Windows 2000 XP or Server 2003 operating system on your SATAII150 SX8 card do NOT connect the disk drive to the card yet You MUST install the Windows 2000 XP or Server 2003 driver software first onto this drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller Windows Server 2003 New Installation The following details the installation of the SATAII150 SX8 drivers while installing Windows Server 2003 1 Start the installation Floppy Install Boot the computer with the Windows Server 2003 installation diskettes Floppyless Install Boot from floppy and type WINNT After files have been copied the system will reboot On the reboot press F6 after the message Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration appears e CD ROM Install Boot from the CD ROM Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID
9. d drive controller SATAII150 SX8 User Manual Installing the SATAII150 SX8 Card The SATAII150 SX8 card fits into any available 3 3 volt PCI X slot You cannot plug the SATAII150 SX8 into a 5 volt PCI slot 1 Remove the cover of your system 2 Remove the inside slot cover of an available PCI X slot on the motherboard 3 Install the SATAII150 SX8 card into the open PCI X slot see above Secure the bracket to the system s frame Chapter 2 Installation Individual LED Connectors Aggregate LED Connectors SMBus Connector SATA Connectors 4 Attach your system s LED cables to the individual or aggregate LED connectors on the SATAII150 SX8 card as appropriate above 5 If your system supports SMBus attach your SMBus cable to the SMBus connector on the SATAII150 SX8 card Install the Disk Drives SATAII150 SX8 card supports up to eight Serial ATA disk drives 1 Install all of the Serial ATA disk drives into the drive bays of your system including their power cables If you are using SuperSwap Enclosures the SMBus ID of each HDD must match the HDD Channel number SATAII150 SX8 User Manual 2 Attach one Serial ATA data cable to each disk drive Then attach the other end of the cable to a Serial ATA port on the SATAII150 SX8 card All of the connectors are keyed so they will only attach one way SATAII150 SX8
10. e DOS prompt type C gt pflashcm f path filename bin b where filename bin is the BIOS binary file Example C gt pflashcm f BIOS bin b To flash SATAII150 SX8 patch code at the DOS prompt type C gt pflashcm f path filename bin p where filename bin is the patch code binary file Example C gt pflashcm f patch bin p To flash SATAII150 SX8 whole 256k image at DOS prompt type C gt pflashcm f path filename bin w where filename bin is the whole 256k image binary file To save SATAII150 SX8 BIOS at DOS prompt type C gt pflashcm s path filename bin b where filename bin is the BIOS binary data to be saved To save SATAII150 SX8 patch code at DOS prompt type C gt pflashcm s path filename bin p where filename bin is the patch code binary data to be saved To save SATAII150 SX8 whole image at DOS prompt type C gt pflashcm s path filename w where filename is the whole 256k image binary data to be saved to 23 SATAII150 SX8 User Manual 24
11. e trying to insert the SATAII150 SX8 into a 5 volt PCI slot The SATAII150 SX8 only fits into a 3 3 volt PCI X slot Can you use a software RAID with the SATAII150 SX8 Controller Yes You can use the SATAII150 SX8 controller with a software RAID application 17 SATAII150 SX8 User Manual Contact Technical Support Promise Technical Support provides several support options for Promise users to access information and updates We encourage you to use one of our electronic services which provide product information updates for the most efficient service and support If you decide to contact us please have the following information available e Product model and serial number BIOS and driver version numbers A description of the problem situation e System configuration information including motherboard and CPU type hard drive model s ATA ATAPI drives amp devices and other controllers Technical Support Services Promise Online Web http www promise com Site technical documents drivers utilities etc North and South America E mail Support support promise com Fax Technical Support 408 228 1097 Attention Technical Support Phone Technical Support 408 228 1400 option 4 7 30 5 30pm M F Pacific Standard Time If you wish to write us for Promise Technology Inc support Attn Technical Support 580 Cottonwood Drive Milpitas CA 95035 USA 18 Chapter 4 Troubleshooti
12. er card dimensions excluding bracket 2 28 x 7 48 x 0 51 inches 58 x 190 x 13 mm Operating Temperature range 32 to 122 F 0 C to 50 C Relative Humidity range 5 to 95 non condensing Certifications CE FCC Class B BSMI C tick UL cUL MIC VCCI Chapter 2 Installation Unpack your SATAII150 SX8 below Install the SATAII150 SX8 card page 6 e Install the disk drives page 7 e Set Parameter Configuration page 9 Unpack your SATAII150 SX8 The SATAII150 SX8 box contains the following items SATAII150 SX8 Host Bus Adapter Diskette with Drivers for Windows Card Cables Server 2003 XP and 2000 8 65 cm 25 inch Serial ATA CD with all Drivers and User Manual in PDF format e 1 Low profile Bracket e Quick Start Guide LA Warning SATAII150 SX8 like other parts of your system is subject to damage by static electricity Be sure that you are properly grounded Promise recommends that you wear an anti static strap or touch a grounded object and that you unplug your system before installing SATAII150 SX8 or handling its components Important If you wish to include your current bootable Serial ATA drive using the Windows 2000 XP or Server 2003 operating system on your SATAII150 SX8 card do NOT connect the disk drive to the card yet You MUST install the Windows 2000 XP or Server 2003 driver software first onto this drive while it is still attached to your existing har
13. erences to help you find the specific information you are looking for Also included are four levels of notices Note A Note provides helpful information such as hints or alternative ways of doing a task Important An Important calls attention to an essential step or point required to complete a task Important items include things often missed Caution A Caution informs you of possible equipment damage or loss of data and how to avoid them Warning A Warning notifies you of probable equipment damage or loss of data or the possibility of physical injury and how to avoid them SATAII150 SX8 User Manual Overview The SATAII150 SX8 card is a PCI X device and supports up to eight Serial ATA disk drives PROMISE TECHNOLOGY INC O SATA 150 Immo Emmmo Enno Emm SX8 LL LE SATAII 150 Le C NN Figure 1 SATAII150 SX8 Controller Card Chapter 1 Introduction Key Features and Benefits The following information offers an overview of the major features of your new Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller card Advanced Hardware Design Features Benefits Supports 150 MB s per drive transfers with CRC error checking Provides maximum data transfer and error checking performance under Serial ATA Specification 1 0 LBA support Suppor
14. existing drivers as they become available from the Promise website at www promise com 16 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting e Frequently Asked Questions below Contact Technical Support page 22 e Warranty page 24 e Return Product for Repair page 25 Frequently Asked Questions This section lists frequently asked questions involving pre installation drive issues installation and post installation While booting Windows Server 2003 XP or 2000 during a floppyless install why does the message Inaccessible Boot Device appear You did not press the F6 key at the appropriate time Reboot the system and press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver appears While booting Windows Server 2003 XP or 2000 during a CD ROM disk install why does the message No Hard Drives Found appear You did not press the F6 key at the appropriate time Reboot the system and press the F6 key when the message Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration appears or the message Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver appears The SATAII150 SX8 BIOS not appearing during boot The SATAII150 SX8 driver does not load Data transfer rates are too slow How can you resolve these problems Move the SATAII150 SX8 Controller card to a different PCI X slot Why won t the SATAII150 SX8 card won t fit into my system s PCI slot You ar
15. lation of the SATAII150 SX8 drivers while installing Windows 2000 1 Start the installation Floppy Install Boot the computer with the Windows 2000 installation diskettes e Floppyless Install Boot from floppy and type WINNT After files have been copied the system will reboot On the reboot press F6 when the message Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration appears CD ROM Install Boot from the CD ROM Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver appears When the Windows 2000 Setup window is generated press S to specify an Additional Device s Insert the Promise SATAII150 SX8 Driver Diskette into drive A and press Enter Choose Windows 2000 Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller from the list that appears on screen then press Enter The Windows 2000 Setup screen will appear again saying Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices The list will include Windows 2000 Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller NOTE If there are any additional devices to be installed specify them now When all devices are specified continue to the next step From the Windows 2000 Setup screen press Enter Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Windows 2000 installation Existing Installation After installing the SATAII150 SX8 card and rebooting your system Windows 2000 setup will show a Found New Hardware Found dia
16. log box Under Windows 2000 Mass Storage Controller will be displayed 1 2 Insert the Promise SATAII150 SX8 Driver Diskette in drive A Select Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that can choose a specific driver and click Next Under Select a Device driver click Have Disk Under Install From Disk type A i386 win2000 and click OK 15 SATAII150 SX8 User Manual 5 Under Select a Device Driver select Windows 2000 Promise SATAII SX8 Controller and click Next Under Start Device Driver Installation click Next 7 If using a driver that has not been digitally signed by Microsoft you will be asked if you want to continue the installation Click Yes 8 Under Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard remove the diskette and click Finish to restart the system Windows 2000 will then restart for the driver installation to take effect NOTE If aWindows Logo Testing warning dialog box appears for any ofthe following click the Yes button Windows 2000 Promise SAF TE Processor Device Windows 2000 Promise API Console SCSI Processor Device Confirm Installation 1 Right click the My Computer icon and select Manage from the popup menu 2 Click Device Manager in the menu tree 3 Click the in front of SCSI and RAID controllers Windows 2000 Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller should appear Additional Drivers Updated Drivers You can download additional drivers and updates to
17. n RMA 1745 McCandless Drive Milpitas CA 95035 Other Countries Return the product to your dealer or retailer Contact them for instructions before shipping the product You must follow the packaging guidelines for returning products e Use the original shipping carton and packaging Include a summary of the product s problem s e Write an attention line on the box with the RMA number e Include a copy of proof of purchase You are responsible for the cost of insurance and shipment of the product to Promise Note that damage incurred due to improper transport or packaging is not covered under the Limited Warranty When repairing returned product s Promise may replace defective parts with new or reconditioned parts or replace the entire unit with a new or reconditioned unit In the event of a replacement the replacement unit will be under warranty for the remainder of the original warranty term from purchase date or 30 days whichever is longer Promise will pay for standard return shipping charges only You will be required to pay for any additional shipping options such as express shipping 22 Appendix BIOS Update Follow this procedure to update the BIOS on the SATAII150 SX8 card Create a DOS bootable floppy disk Copy the pflashcm exe file to the floppy disk Start the computer with SATAII150 SX8 and boot into DOS mode Take the appropriate actions RAON A To update the SATAII150 SX8 BIOS at th
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20. nstallation diskettes e Floppyless Install Boot from floppy and type WINNT After files have been copied the system will reboot On the reboot press F6 after the message Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration appears CD ROM Install Boot from the CD ROM Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver appears When the Windows XP Setup window is generated press S to specify an Additional Device s Insert the Promise SATAII150 SX8 Driver Diskette into drive A and press Enter Choose Windows XP Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller from the list that appears on screen and then press Enter NOTE If installing Windows XP for AMD 64bit system choose Windows XP AMD 64 bits Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller from the list The Windows XP Setup screen will appear again saying Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices The list will include WinXP Promise SATAII150 SX8 Controller NOTE If there are any additional devices to be installed specify them now When all devices are specified continue to the next step 13 SATAII150 SX8 User Manual From the Windows XP Setup screen press the Enter Setup will now load all device files and then continue the Windows XP installation NOTE If aWindows Logo Testing warning dialog box appears for any ofthe following click the Yes button Windows XP Promise SAF TE Processor Device
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22. ticular purpose The published information in the manual is subject to change without notice Promise Technology reserves the right to make changes in the product design layout and driver revisions without notification to its users This version of the User Manual supersedes all previous versions Recommendations The appearance in this manual of products made by other companies including but not limited to software servers and disk drives is for the purpose of illustration and explanation only Promise Technology does not recommend endorse prefer or support any product made by another manufacturer Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 About This Manual necios ter AO ha dede 1 OVERVIEW a o a e A tea ii e 2 Key Features and Benefits 3 Specifications ws iii 2 ee a ee er a ee ek 4 Chapter 2 Installation 5 Unpack your SATAII150 SX8 5 Installing the SATAII150 SX8 Card 6 Install the Disk Drives 7 Set Parameter Configuration 9 Chapter 3 Install Software Drivers 11 Windows Server 2003 New Installation 11 Existing Installation
23. ts drives greater than 137 GB capacity Independent data channels for Serial ATA drives Each drive uses a separate data channel One LED header per drive port Provides for an LED for each individual disk drive PCI Plug n Play PCI Interrupt sharing and coexists with motherboard IDE and SCSI controllers Easy to install supports up to 8 Serial ATA drives on the SATAII150 SX8 Controller card while still supporting 4 devices on motherboard ATA controller Supports Serial ATA hot plugging Reports disk drives to OS as removeable drives Features Compatibility Benefits Compatible with Serial ATA Specification 1 0 Provides full compatibility with first generation Serial ATA hard drives Complies with SATA II Specification 1 0 Extensions to Serial ATA 1 0 Provides staggered drive spinup and HDD activity indication Supports BIOS Boot Specification All drives attached to the SATAII150 SX8 card appear in the BBS compliant motherboards BIOS boot list Tested compatibility to coexist with motherboards that have integrated IDE controllers Improves system performance and minimizes system conflicts for new and existing installations Compatible with Promise SuperSwap enclosures Provides HDD activity indication for enclosure SATAII150 SX8 User Manual Specifications Low profile printed circuit board Supports PCI X 66 100 and 133 MHz Controll
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