Addonics Technologies SATA eSATA Mini SAS ADSA2 User Manual

							 
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Model: ADSA2 
 
Installation Guide 
 
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Side View 
  
Types of Bus Slots 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note: The ADSA2 SATA 2-Port RAID Controller connects 
to a PCI Bus slot. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ADSA2 Windows Driver Installation 
Note:  If you are only configuring independent drives using 
the host controller all you need to install is the 
driver. 
 
1. Connect the SATA host controller to an available PCI 
slot. 
2. Turn computer ON. When Windows boots up, the  
“Found New Hardware Wizard” pops on the screen and 
the Silicon Image SiI 3512 SoftRaid Controller is 
identified. 
3. Place the Driver Disk on your optical drive. Select 
automatically look for driver on the wizard. 
4. Wait while the wizard installs the software… 
5. After driver installation, it is recommended to restart 
your system. 
 
SATARAID Management Utility Installation 
Note:  If you are configuring RAID sets, in addition to 
installing the driver, you need to install the 
SATARAID Management Utility to configure and 
monitor the RAID sets. Install the utility from the CD 
that came with your package FIRST before 
installing the SATA host controller. 
 
1. Turn computer ON.  Insert Driver Disk into CDROM. 
2. The Addonics Technologies Driver Disk window pops 
up. 
3. Select SATA RAID Utilities. To download the utility 
select model of the controller from the list. 
4. Extract the files into your system. 
5. Install the Java Runtime Environment software by 
clicking the jre-1_5_0_05-windows-i586-p.exe.  Follow 
the instructions. 
6. Install the SATARAID software by clicking Java 
SATARaid.exe. Follow the instructions. 
7. After software installation, turn your system off. 
8. Follow the ADSA Windows Driver installation. 
 
The SATARAID Utility Manual can found in the Driver Disk 
under User Guides or can be downloaded from 
http://www.addonics.com/support/user_guides/host_co
ntroller/SATARaid-Manual_v1.03.pdf 
 
Confirming Serial ATA Driver Installation 
1. Right click the My Computer icon and select Properties. 
2. Click Device Manager in the Menu Tree. 
3. Click the “+” sign in front of SCSI and RAID Controllers. 
You should see Silicon Image SiI 3512 SoftRaid 
Controller. 
 
TECHNICAL SUPPORT 
 
Email:  http://www.addonics.com/sales/query/ 
Internet:  http://www.addonics.com 
 
Technical Support (8:30 am to 6:00 pm PST) 
Phone:    408 433-3855 
Email: http://www.addonics.com/support/query/ 
 
  
 
SATAPort 1 
Hard Drive Activity LED Jumper connections 
SATAPort 2 
PCI 
   PCI