User manual

SATAII150 and SATA300 TX Series User Manual
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Overview
The PC which you are using either already contains a SATAII150 or SATA300 TX
Series Controller card installed by a third-party or you have acquired a SATAII150
or SATA300 TX Series Controller card retail product for your existing PC and plan
to install the card yourself.
• For PC owners wishing to install their SATAII150 or SATA300 TX Series
Controller card, go to Chapter 2: Installation on page 5.
• For PCs with a SATAII150 or SATA300 TX Series Controller card already
installed, and you are experiencing any difficulties with the disk drives being
recognized by the card, go to Chapter 6: Troubleshooting on page 51.
• If your operating system has crashed for some reason or you have
downloaded updated drivers from the Promise website (www.promise.com),
you may wish to reinstall software drivers for the SATAII150 or SATA300 TX
Series Controller card. See Chapter 3: Installing Drivers on page 33.
SATAII150 and SATA300 TX Series
Promise originally designed the SATAII150 or SATA300 TX Series as a cost-
effective, high performance controller cards that add performance and/or
reliability to PC desktops and/or servers using Serial ATA drives.
SATAII150 and SATA300 TX2plus has two independent data channels to support
a maximum of two Serial ATA drives plus a maximum of two Parallel ATA drives.
SATAII150 and SATA300 TX4 has four independent data channels to support a
maximum of four Serial ATA drives.
The SATAII150 or SATA300 TX Series are Controller cards only. They are not
capable of creating a Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID). For
comparable products with RAID capability, consider the Promise FastTrak TX
Series Serial ATA RAID Controller cards.
Specifications
• Low-profile printed circuit board
• PCI Slot 33MHz or 66MHz
• Controller card dimensions
SATAII150 and SATA300 TX2plus (HWD): 2.25 x 4.69 x 0.33 inches (57 x
119 x 8 mm)
SATAII150 TX4 (HWD): 2.25 x 6.28 x 0.33 inches (57 x 160 x 8 mm)
SATA300 TX4 (HWD): 2.00 x 4.69 x 0.33 inches (57 x 119 x 8 mm)
• Operating temperatures: 32
° to 122°F (0°C to 50°C)
• Operating humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing