Install the Disk Drives | Promise Technology SATA 300, SATAII150

SATAII150 and SATA300 TX Series Quick Start Guide

5.Remove the inside slot cover of an available 32-bit PCI slot on the motherboard.Install the SATAII150 or SATA300 card into the open PCI slot. Secure the bracket to the system's frame.

6.Attach your system case's 2- or 4-pin LED cable to the LED connector on the SATAII150 or SATA300 card (see Install the Disk Drives, below). Make sure that pin 1 on the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the cable.

7.Fasten the controller card bracket to the system case.

Note

The SATAII150 or SATA300 TX2plus and TX4 Controllers are PCI Plug-n-Play (PnP) devices. No changes are necessary in the Motherboard CMOS Setup for resources or drive types in most applications.

Step 3: Install the Disk Drives

SATAII150 or SATA300 TX2plus

The SATAII150 or SATA300 TX2plus supports up to two Serial ATA drives and up to two Parallel ATA drives.

Caution

Use of removable disk drive enclosures other than Promise Technology's SuperSwap is not supported and may result in performance loss or other undesired results.

Note

If you are using a Promise SuperSwap 1100 or 4100 enclosure in your PC:

•Connect the power cables to the SuperSwap enclosure.

•Attach a SMBus cable from the Management Connector on the SATAII150 or SATA300 TX2plus card to the Management Connector on the first enclosure

These actions are described in Chapter 2 of the SuperSwap User Manual.

1.Install the disk drives into the drive bays of your system.

2.Attach the power cables to the disk drives.