Rosewill RC214 Important Message for User before Installing RC-214, Introduction, Features

eSATAII 1+1 PCIe Card RC214 User Manual

Important Message for User before Installing RC-214:

zNew HD connecting to RC-214 must process “initial (F-disk)” and “format” before using. Otherwise, PC might find nothing in the system.

zIf you want to boot from correct HD connecting to either motherboard or RC-214, please change correct HD source from CMOS “booting sequence”.

zAlthough SATA HD is a “hot swap” design, it is strongly recommended that all users turn off the power before you add any HD to PC.

1. Introduction

This Low Profile PCI Host Adapter is a PCI-Express controller board to support Low profile PCI and regular size PCI both in one card. The card can

upgrade your desktop computer to have 2 ports Serial ATA transfer rate of 3 Gb/s (300 MB/s).

SATA port can access SATA storage media such as hard disk drive, Zip drive, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM.

It comes with drivers for Windows NT4.0, XP, 2000, Server2003 and VISTA.

1.1. Features

zExternal SATA II (eSATA) Connector

z48 bits LBA can Break Capacity-Limit to Support HDD larger than 137GB

zSupports 1-lane 2.5Gbps PCI Express

zHot-plug capability

zSupports SATA II transfer rate of 3.0Gbps

zFully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications

zSupports two independent Serial ATA channels

zIndependent Link, Transport, and data FIFO

zIndependent command fetch, scatter/gather, and command execution

zSupports Legacy Command Queuing (LCQ)

zSupports Native Command Queuing (NCQ)

zSupports Non-zero offsets NCQ

zSupports Out of order data delivery NCQ

zSupports FIS-based switching with Port Multipliers

z31 Commands and Scatter/Gather Tables per Port

zTwo Pin headers on board for LED connection

zCompletely with drivers for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP , Windows Server 2003 and Windows VISTA

1.2. Package Contents

zSATA PCI Express Host Adapter

zThis User’s Manual

zDriver CD

zLow profile bracket

2. Software Installation

Quick guide:

If you want to add RC-214 to an existing OS (In this case, PC is booting up by an existing HD connecting to motherboard. This situation will allow you

adding new additional storage HD to your original system), install RC-214 into a PCI slot. Boot up the system and enter the OS. Install RC-214 with

driver disk coming in the box. After RC-214 is installed correctly, you can add more HD to RC-214 to increase storage HD.

Detail guide:

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