PCI eSATA Sismo User Manual
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1. LaCie eSATA PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO Table of Contents User Manual page 1 Table of Contents IBI lire ie AA 4 2 Your LaCie eSATA PCI Card csiis isens a ose oe a Ee 5 Tl Minimom System Requirements is s ent De eO EE R EE EEEE EE AE REEE 5 ONE Package Content AE m ed ete E yd R E 6 2 2 Niwot the Card echte ecd e nea E a HR EA E 6 3 Installing Your LaCie PCI Card oi ccvescececcsseccevessescesscvesenvedesveseavevennsdeetecconsvecnssnexsc snees 7 3 1 Electrostatic Discharge ESD scettr e ee UG ed uitae ee s ed He 7 3 2 Jumper Shunt Ad usiment iii e rea rr e v P eec IR DER de E cb baee 8 ON ISLAM C 8 3 2 2 Windows sers ec rd te RE EE N 8 3 3 Inserting Your LaCie PCI Card a ote aa bene ui ase ee dente tetur 9 3 4 Driver ee AR OE ER N OE ER EE N aT 10 4 eSATA Questions amp Answers ccccccccssssssscsccececsssssscsecesseeessssesesseseeeneesessseesenensens 11 5 Contacting Customer SUpport ccccssccssscccsssccsssccnssccnssccnssccnssccnssscessscesssonsssooess 12 5 1 LaCie Technical Support GORIOCIS esses ortae EE etr ER OG GO EG Re tex nM Dp Rt eg RS EIU d res 13 6 Warranty InformatiO sessie ESE EES ennenen SERE UY Yee GREG SEER SU YR e eR IEEE SE EES a rug 14 LaCie eSATA PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual Copyrights Copyright 2011 LaCie All rights re served No part of this publication may be r2. eproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of LaCie Trademarks Apple Mac Macintosh and FireWire are registered trademarks of Apple Com puter Inc Sony and iLink are registered trademarks of Sony Electronics Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 98SE Windows Millennium Edition Windows 2000 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for infor mation only and subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the in formation contained herein LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes 111220 v1 1 FCC Statement LaCie PCI Card C eSATA NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are de signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commerc
3. er please refer to your computer system s manual for the exact location of your PCI slots the PCI or PCI X slot Motherboard LaCie PCI Card may be installed in either a 32 or 64 bit PCI card slot If necessary you may need to remove the expan sion slot cover and you may also need to remove any add in boards which block access to the PCI slots 6 Take the LaCie PCI Card out of its anti static blister package and being careful to touch only the anti static gripping pad push the card into the empty PCI card slot There is only way to mount the card so if you are having problems inserting the card into the PCI slot make sure that it is oriented cor rectly Be sure that the gold contact pins of the PCI card are seated completely inside your computer s PCI slot Be aware that it may take some force to get the card fully seated in the slot 7 Once the PCI card is seated correctly tighten with a screw 8 If necessary replace any add in boards that you removed in Step 3 9 Now you are ready to put the computer s cover back on and reconnect all of your external peripheral devices and cables 10 Power on your computer After the start up procedure has finished you should be able to connect devices through the available FireWire ports LaCie eSATA PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO Installing Your LaCie PCI Card User Manual page 10 3 4 Driver Installation je Windows Users You must install drivers for Windows 2000 XP and V
4. erial ATA utilizes a more efficient signal ing voltage 250mV vs 5V for Parallel ATA and much smaller thinner and compact cables and connectors Due to the simpli fied cabling the reduction in the number of pins and wires the number of fault possibilities decreases Seamless integration Serial ATA maintains register and software compatibility with Parallel ATA and should be transparent to both the BIOS and operating system Simply add more Serial ATA links to increase the number of connectivity points in your system What are the ideal uses of Serial ATA Although the specification supports all ATA and ATAPI devices i e CD DVD tape drives etc and delivers superior perfor mance than both Hi Speed USB 2 0 and FireWire IEEE 1394 external Serial ATA connectors are intended for storage devic es Serial ATA works best in storage environments that require high data throughput to deliver large files quickly and efficiently maximizing the storage systems utilization and enhancing overall productivity Due to its performance reliability scalability and cost effective ness Serial ATA can be implemented in a wide range of settings from desktop usage to network storage applications Cable and Connectors Your LaCie drive is shipped with a eSATA cable to ensure maxi mum data transfer performance when connecled to a eSATA port LaCie eSATA PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual 5 Contacting Customer Support Befo
5. h PCI Specification Rev 2 3 or above Pentium Ill or higher compatible processor 128MB RAM Mac OS 10 3 x or higher One PCI slot that complies with PCI Specification Rev 2 3 or above G3 Blue amp White G4 G5 or Intel Processor 128MB RAM LaCie eSATA PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual 2 1 Package Content 1 LaCie eSATA PCI Card Design by Sismo 2 Quick Install Guide 3 LaCie eSATA PCI Card Utilities CD ROM includes User Manual eSATA PCI Card Your LaCie eSATA PCI Card page 6 2 2 View of the Card 1 Two eSATA Ports These ports are where you attach the eSATA interface cables 2 Jumpers Mac users need to change this configuration before installing the card See 3 2 Jumper Adjustment for Mac Operating System for details LaCie eSATA PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual 3 Installing Your LaCie PCI Card 3 1 Electrostatic Discharge ESD IMPORTANT INFO During installation or removal always hold your card by the anti static gripping pad Static electricity is an electric charge caused by an imbalance of electrons on the surface of a material When you touch an object and are shocked this is the transfer of the static charge or the balancing of your charge to that of the object This exchange is called Electrostatic Discharge or ESD ESD can cause two different types of damage to computers and peripherals 1 Catastrophic which is the complete loss of de vice funct
6. ial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency en ergy and if not installed and used in ac cordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio com munications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense NOTE 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 de signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residen tial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency en ergy and if not installed and used in ac cordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions 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 off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the inter ference by one or more of the following measures Foreword page 2 Reorient or relocate the receiving an tenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an out let on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Co
7. ical shock fire short circuiting or dangerous emissions Your PCI card contains no user serviceable parts If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualitied LaCie Technical Sup port representative Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Never place objects con taining liquids on the PCI card as they may spill onto its circuitry Do ing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or per sonal injury Make sure that the computer and PCI card are electrically grounded If the devices are not grounded there is an increased risk of electrical shock Do not expose the PCI card to tem peratures outside the range of 5 C to 45 C 41 F to 104 F Doing so may damage the card or disfigure its casing Avoid placing your card near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Inversely placing your card in an en vironment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit Foreword page 3 the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product IMPORTANT INFO Any loss corrup tion or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery
8. ing LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct spe cial or consequential damages such as but not limited to dam age or loss of property or equipment loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods or expense or inconvenience caused by service interruptions Under no circumstances will any person be entitled to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the card To obtain warranty service call LaCie Technical Support You may be asked to furnish proof of purchase to confirm that the card is still under warranty All cards returned to LaCie must be securely packaged in their original box and shipped with post age prepaid Register online for free technical support www lacie com register htm Warranty Information page 14 Note to Australian Customers Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and for compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure Contact us LaCie Australia 458 Gardeners Road Alexandria NSW 2015 AUSTRALIA Phone 02 8063 3711 Email info au lacie com For fast technical support create a support ticket after registering your product at http www lacie com au register
9. ionality and 2 Latent Defect where the device is only partially effected and the device loses part of its productivity and longevity Because we cannot eliminate the generation of static electricity it is extremely important to follow the proper steps to ground yourself before handling your LaCie eSATA PCI Card or touching any internal component of your computer This can be accom plished by proper grounding in conjunction with the use of ESD safe mats wrist or shoe straps Consult your computer supply specialist for more details on the correct ESD dissipative device to fit your needs Installing Your LaCie PCI Card page 7 LaCie eSATA PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO Installing Your LaCie PCI Card page 8 User Manual 3 2 Jumper Shunt Adjustment 3 2 1 Mac Users Before physically installing your PCI card you must switch the jumper shunt or your PCI card will not work With the ports pointing up detach the jumper shunt from the top two jumper pins 1 in the diagram at right and re attached the jumper shunt to the bottom two jumper pins 2 in the diagram at right 3 2 2 Windows Users IMPORTANT INFO Adjusting the jumper shunt will disable the card s hardware RAID function Do not adjust the jumper shunt unless you intend to connect a LaCie d2 Quadra v3 hard drive to the card If the jumper shunt is not adjusted connecting a LaCie d2 Quadra v3 hard drive to the card will not work If connecting this drive is you
10. ista Once the card has been detected on your operating sys tem install the correct driver from the Utilities CD ROM and follow the on screen instructions i Mac Users There are no drivers to install The LaCie FireWire PCI Card has the drivers built into the BIOS for the Mac OS LaCie eSATA PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual 4 eSATA Questions amp Answers What is Serial ATA The Serial Advanced Technology Attachment ATA is the evo lutionary successor to the Parallel ATA IDE Integrated Drive Electronics interface which has been in use for the last twenty years to connect peripheral devices to the computer The Paral lel ATA standard can deliver data at a maximum of 133MB s while Serial ATA provides for a data throughput of 150MB s with the initial release and specification developers are planning increased speeds over the next several years Serial ATA removes the performance bottleneck of the Parallel ATA specification and follows a clearly defined road map to greater and greater data transfer rates and feature improvements Deriving its name from the way that it transmits signals in a single stream or serially Serial ATA operates in a point to point topology This connectivity methodology delivers the entire avail able interface bandwidth to each device allowing each device to operate at its maximum throughput and provides direct commu nication between the device and the system at any time reducing arbi
11. nsult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all re quirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Manvfacturer s Declaration for CE Certification We LaCie solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following Euro pean standards Class B EN60950 EN55022 EN50082 1 EN61000 3 2 With reference to the following conditions 2006 95 EC Low Voltage Directive 2004 108 EC EMC Directive LaCie eSATA PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be mmm disposed of with your other household waste Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designed collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equip ment The separate collection and recy cling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this de vice Read this User Manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device Do not attempt to disassemble or modify your PCI card Never insert any metallic object into the circuitry to avoid any risk of electr
12. ontact LaCie Australia Contact us at http www lacie com au contact LaCie Canada Contact us at http www lacie com caen contact English LaCie Finland Contact us at http www lacie com fi contact LaCie Germany Contact us at http www lacie com de contact LaCie Japan Contact us at http www lacie com jp contact LaCie Norway Contact us at http www lacie com no contact LaCie Sweden Contact us at http www lacie com se contact LaCie United Kingdom Contact us at http www lacie com uk contact LaCie USA Contact us at http www lacie com contact LaCie eSATA PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual 6 Warranty Information LaCie warrants your PCI card against any defect in material and workmanship under normal use for the period designated on your warranty certificate In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the defective PCI card This warranty is void if The card was operated stored in abnormal use or mainte nance conditions The card is repaired modified or altered unless such re pair modification or alteration is expressly authorized in writing by LaCie The card was subjected to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical fault improper packaging or accident The card was installed improperly The serial number of the card is defaced or miss
13. or restoration of this data To help pre vent the loss of your data LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive or some other form of removable storage media LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more information on backup please refer to our Web site LaCie eSATA PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual 1 Introduction Thank you for your purchase of your new LaCie eSATA PCI Card Based on the revolutionary new Serial ATA technology these PCI cards feature the latest technological advancements in interface connectivity and have the bandwidth to handle both the most demanding applications and environments The LaCie eSATA PCI Card was built for performance and inte grates easily into systems that require high data transfer speeds to serve up files quickly and efficiently maximizing your storage system utilization and enhancing your productivity These cards support hot pluggability and due to their support of the Serial ATA specification offer serious advantages in terms of reliability scalability interoperability and data integrity Quick Links Click a topic Inserting your LaCie PCI Card Driver Installation Introduction page 4 Your LaCie PCI Card Capabilities Boot from external drives under Windows or Mac Support
14. r intention follow the steps below Remember that this process will remove the card s support for hardware RAID 1 Adjust the jumper shunt as described in section 3 2 1 Mac Users and refer to the illustrations at right 2 You must also install the non RAID drivers for Windows XP Vista 7 These drivers are not available on the CD ROM that came with your eSATA PCI card you must download them from http www lacie com support drivers driver htm id 10238 LaCie eSATA PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO Installing Your LaCie PCI Card User Manual page 9 3 3 Inserting Your LaCie PCI Card Bracket Required Tools LaCie PCI Card System frame Philips head and or flat head screw driver Computer System Manual 3 Turn off your computer and disconnect all external periph eral devices and cables i e power cord modem fax line monitor etc 4 Remove your computer s cover For most computers several screws will need to be unseated before you can remove the computer s cover These screws are usually located at the rear of the computer along the edge of the cover However placement of these screws and cover attachment may vary by manufacturer so please refer to your computer s manual for specific details 5 Once you have removed the cover you will need to locate the PCI slots on the motherboard The PCI slots are generally located in the back of the computer with the slots built into the side wall of the comput
15. re You Contact Technical Support Read the manual Try to isolate the problem If you still can t get your LaCie PCI Card to work properly con tact us via the provided Web link Before contacting us make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand Your card s serial number Computer brand and model Operating system and version Amount of memory installed Names of CD or DVD drives installed on your computer Names of any other devices installed on your computer Contacting Customer Support page 12 LaCie eSATA PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 13 5 1 LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong Kong Contact us at http www lacie com asia contact LaCie Belgium Contact us at http www lacie com be contact Francais LaCie Denmark Contact us at http www lacie com dk contact LaCie France Contact us at http www lacie com fr contact LaCie Italy Contact us at http www lacie com it contact LaCie Netherlands Contact us at http www lacie com nl contact LaCie Spain Contact us at http www lacie com es contact LaCie Switzerland Contact us at http www lacie com chfr contact Francais LaCie Ireland Contact us at http www lacie com ie contact LaCie International Contact us at http www lacie com intl c
16. s a burst transfer rate of 150MB s Anti static handle LaCie eSATA PCI Card DESIGN BY SISMO User Manual 2 Your LaCie eSATA PCI Card 1 1 Minimum System Requirements The LaCie eSATA PCI Card is compliant with the Open Host Controller Interface OHCI and the Enhanced Host Controller Interface EHCI IMPORTANT INFO The format of this card is not compat ible with PCI express slots laptops or notebook computers and therefore cannot be installed on these types of systems CAUTION Before handling and installing your LaCie eSATA PCI Card ensure that you have properly grounded yourself Electrostatic Discharge ESD can quickly and easily damage or destroy your component or your computer Please see section 3 1 Electrostatic Discharge for information on how to properly ground yourself IMPORTANT INFO During installation or removal always hold your card by the anti static gripping pad TECHNICAL NOTE Serial ATA is a new technology and some legacy hardware and operating systems may not support all of its features For optimal performance LaCie recommends at least the following Windows Users Hardware Intel Pentium 4 with a LaCie eSATA PCI Card System Windows XP SP1 Mac Users Hardware G5 with a LaCie eSATA PCI Card System Mac OS X 10 3 4 i Mac Your LaCie eSATA PCI Card page 5 se Windows Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 Windows XP or Windows Vista One PCI slot that complies wit
17. tration delays associated with shared bus topologies What are the features and benefits of Serial ATA The Serial ATA specification provides several key advancements that will help spur widespread implementation Performance Serial ATA is a point to point topology and does not have to share the bus instead dedicating full bandwidth to the device These dedicated links make creating a Serial ATA RAID array quick and relatively inexpensive to implement Easy installation and configuration There are no device IDs ter mination or master slave conflicts and the standard supports hot plug connectivity Drives can be added upgraded or re moved without having to power down the whole system Improved reliability Serial ATA also uses 32 bit cyclic redun dancy checking CRC on all transfers to ensure correct data transmissions Due to this CRC capability Serial ATA performs protection and recovery features at multiple levels PHY layer link layer and transport and software layers Command optimization Serial ATA utilizes Native Command Queing NCQ and first party direct memory access DMA to intelligently order commands in an internal queue within the drive without having to involve the host CPU Judging its own eSATA Questions amp Answers page 11 drive head s angular and rotational position the drive selects a data transfer from the queue that will minimize both its seek and rotational latencies Simplified structure S
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