Installation guide

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7. Connect your hard drive(s), then restart the
computer to activate the new firmware.
The firmware update is complete, continue to Mac OS X
Installation, on page 5 to complete the installation.
Mac OS X Installation
For a fresh OS X installation:
Use this section when the Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M will
be the boot controller and Mac OS X will be installed on
a blank or new hard disk drive.
1. Install the Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M and attached
drives.
2. Boot up your computer with the Mac OS X
CD-ROM. Press and hold letter C on the keyboard
while your system is booting from the CD-ROM.
3. When Mac OS X finishes booting, click Installer in
the menu bar.
4. Click Open Disk Utility.
5. Highlight the drive connected to the
Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M and click Partition.
Important: Partitioning the drive will erase all
information on this hard disk drive.
6. Click Partition, click Partition again to initialize the
drive.
7. Close Disk Utility when finished and continue
with Mac OS X installation.
For systems that have OS X installed:
Use this section when Mac OS X is already installed and
the Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M will be used as an add-on
controller.