Addonics Technologies ADSA3GPX1-2EM - Manual

ADDONICS TECHNOLOGIES

ADSA3GPX1-2EM

(2-Port eSATA II PCI-Express controller)

SPECIFICATIONS

Chip Set:

Silicon Image Sil3132 Integrated Host

Controller

Interface:

PCI Express Bus

I/O Ports:

(2) Interna l SATA Connectors

Regulatory approvals: FCC, CE

Features:

•

Supports Serial ATA Generation 2 transfer rate of
3.0 Gbps

•

Supports First-Part y DMA Commands for NCQ
(Native Command Queuing)

•

Configure RAID 0 & 1 and independe nt drives us ing
Disk Utility

•

Full y compliant wi th Se ria l ATA 1.0 a and Serial ATA II
Extens ions to Ser ial ATA 1.0a Specificat ions re vision 1.1

•

Hot-plug capability

•

Port Multiplier compatible

System Requirements

•

Mac Pro with available PCI Express (PCIe) slots

INSTALLATIONS

ADSA3GPX1-2EM Macintosh Instructions

The ADSA3GPX1-2EM has been test ed on a Mac Pro 2.66 GHz
model with PCI Express (PCIe) slots. Mac OS X 10.4.x is required
for the driver to work properly.

This host adapter will not work in

any Apple PowerMac G5 models.

Hardware Install

:

1. Turn the Apple Mac Pro off and disconnect all cables.
2. Make sure t hat you are grounded to avoid static electricity.
3. Open the Mac Pro.
3. Loosen the two captive screws that secure the PCI bracket to the
Mac Pro case and remove the bracket.
4. Install the two port ADSA3GPX1-2EM in an open PCIe slot.
5. Secure the PCIe bracket.
6. Close the Mac Pro and reconnect the cables.
7. Turn on the computer.

Software Driver Install

:

1. Copy the SiI3132_1.1.6u_Sil_Pkg.zip from the CD to the Mac
Pro hard drive.
2. Decompress the zip file by double clicking on it.
3. Launch the Si I3132_1.1.6u_Sil_Pkg.
4. Press continue and accept the license.
5. Select your startup drive as the install desti nation volume.
6. Push continue and the install button.
7. Type in your password to complete the installation.

Usage

:

The SiI3132_1.1.6u_Sil_Pkg Macintosh driver supplied with the
Addonics ADSA3GPX1 -2EM SATA host adapte r is desi gned to
provide external SATA direct connect and port multipl ier
compatibility to the Mac Pro. The Mac driver requires that the card
be flashed with the SiI-3132 BASE BIOS for it to work on an
Apple Mac Pro. All Addonics ADSA3GPX1-2EM model S ATA
host adapters have been pre -flashed with t he BASE BIOS so that
Macintosh users only need to load the Silicon Image Mac driver.

There are a variety of SATA enclosures tha t will work with the
ADSA3GPX1-2EM SATA host adapte r and the Apple Mac Pro.
Addonics provides a Storage Tower that can be configured as a
direct connect or as a SATA PM enclosure. It can be found here:
http://www.addonics.com/products/raid_system/ast4.asp

Many other vendors also sell SATA enclosures that are compatible
with t he Addonics ADSA3GPX1-2EM. Some examples include the
FirmTek SeriTek/2EN2 Dual Bay enclosure, the FirmTek
SeriTek/ 2eEN4 eSATA 4 Bay Enclosure, the Sonnet Fusi on 400
and the Fus ion 500P.

Setup

When you first purchase and i nstall a new hard drive in a SATA
enclosure at tached to the Addonics ADSA3GPX1-2EM SATA host
adapter, you will need to format the hard drive using the erase tab
in Disk Utility. Disk Util ity can be found in your “Utility” folder.
Once you have erase d the new hard drive it will mount on the Mac
Pro desktop and be r eady for use. You can also create RAIDs using
Disk Utilit y with the hard drives mounted on the Addonics
ADSA3GPX12EM.

The SiI3132_1.1.6u_Sil_Pkg driver supports hot swap, deep sleep
and provides u p to two external ports on the ADSA3GPX1-2EM
host adapter , that can be connected to direct connect or SATA PM
enclosures. You can use se veral ADSA3GPX1-2EM cards to
support

Technical Support

Addonics Technologies

Phone:

408 433-3899

2466 Kruse Drive

Fax:

408 433-3898

San Jose CA 95131
Email:

[email protected]

Internet:

http://www.addonics.com

Technical Support

(8:30 am to 5:30 pm PST)

Phone:

408 433-3855

Email:

[email protected]