User manual

SATA300 TX4302 User Manual
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Overview
The PC which you are using either already contains an SATA300 TX4302
Controller card installed by a third-party or you have acquired an SATA300
TX4302 Controller card retail product for your existing PC and plan to install the
card yourself.
• For PC owners wishing to install their SATA300 TX4302 Controller card, go
to “Chapter 2: Installation” on page 5.
• For PCs with an SATA300 TX4302 Controller card already installed, and you
are experiencing any difficulties with the disk drives being recognized by the
card, go to “Chapter 6: Support” on page 25.
• If your operating system has crashed for some reason or you have
downloaded updated drivers from the Promise website (www.promise.com/
support), you may wish to reinstall software drivers for the SATA300 TX4302
Controller card. See “Chapter 3: Install Drivers” on page 9.
SATA300 TX4302 Controller
Promise originally designed the SATA300 TX4302 as a cost-effective, high
performance controller cards that add performance and/or reliability to PC
desktops and/or servers using Serial ATA drives.
SATA300 TX4302 has four independent data channels (ports), two internal and
two external, to support a maximum of four Serial ATA hard disk drives.
The SATA300 TX4302 is only a controller card. It is 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 board
• PCI Slot: 66MHz (recommended) or 33MHz
• Controller card dimensions (HWD): 2.25 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