Apricorn eSATA II 3Gbps manual

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    T h e L eader i n P ersonaL s Torage User Guide eSA T A II 3Gbps PCI -Express Host 2 P ort[...]

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    The Leader in P ersonal Storage 2 1. I ntroductIon ..................................................................... 3 1.1 F ea tures ..................................................................... 3 1.2 P ackage c ontents ....................................................... 3 2. s oFtware I nst alla tIon ..............................[...]

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    www .apricorn.com 3 SATA II -3Gbps PCI-Express Host 2Ports 1. INTRODUCTION This Low Prole PCI Host Adapter is a PCI-Expr ess controller board to support Low prole PCI and regular size PCI both in one card. The car d can upgrade y our desktop computer to have 2 ports Serial A T A transfer rate of 3 Gb/s (300 MB/s). SA T A port can access SA T [...]

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    The Leader in P ersonal Storage 4 If the “Hardware Installation” dialog appears, click “Continue An yway” . The wizard will now copy the required les to the system and start the Driver . After starting the driver the wizard will displa y a completion dialog, click “Finish” to exit the wizard. 2.2 Software Installation Vista Power of [...]

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    www .apricorn.com 5 7. CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT Apricorn provides the following helpf ul resources f or you: 1. Hardware I nstallation Section of the User”s Guide. 2. Apricorn” s Website (http://www .apricorn.com) This gives you the abilit y to check for up-to-date information. 3. Email us at support@apricorn.com. 4. Or call the T echnical [...]

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    The Leader in P ersonal Storage 6 9. WARRANTY CONDITIONS Three-Year Warranty: Apricorn offers a 1-y ear warranty on SA T A II -3Gbps 2 port PCI-Express card against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. The warr anty period is effective from the date of purchase either directly from Apricorn or an authorized reseller . Disclaimer a[...]

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    www .apricorn.com 7 FAQ’s How do I verify the installation on Windows XP? 1.Right click on “My Computer” icon, select Properties” , left click on Hard- ware tab and then on “Device Manager” button. 2.Double click on “SCSI and RAID Controllers” , if there is no yellow “! ” or “?” in front of “Silicon Image Sil 3132 SA T ALi[...]

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    1 2 1 9 1 K i r k h a m R o a d P o w a y , C A , U . S . A . 9 2 0 6 4 1 - 8 5 8 - 5 1 3 - 2 0 0 0[...]