Hardware Installation
General instructions for installing the card are provided below. Since the design of computer cases and motherboards vary, refer to your computer’s reference manual for further information, if needed.
Static Electricity Discharge may permanently damage your system. Discharge any static electricity build up in your body by touching your computer’s case for a few seconds. Avoid any contact with internal parts and handle cards only by their external edges.
1.Turn OFF the power to your computer and any other connected peripheral devices.
2.Unplug the power cord from the back of the computer.
3.Remove your computer cover.
4.Remove the slot bracket from an available PCI slot.
5.To install the card, carefully align the card's bus connector with the selected PCI slot on the motherboard. Push the board down firmly, but gently, until it is well seated.
6.Replace the slot bracket holding screw to secure the card.
7.Now go to Device Connection to connect your Serial ATA hard disk drives.
DeviceConnection
The Serial ATA PCI RAID is a two channel Serial ATA controller that supports up to two Serial ATA hard disk drives. It is recommended to use identical hard drives for all RAID configurations, however, it's possible to combine hard drives of different sizes and makes.
1.Install your hard disk drive(s) in chassis.
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