User`s guide

Hardware installation
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Before running the BT-3045 Data Marshalling System, it is required that you install a host controller
(card and driver). The host controller provides a software and hardware link between the host
computer and the BT-3045 Data Marshalling System.
If your motherboard does not have a build-in Silicon Image SiI 4726 compatible host controller, you
will need to install one on PCI-X or PCI slot. It is suggested that you use the following Silicon Image's
controllers which provide port multiplier support:
● SiI3124-2
● SiI3124-4
● SiI3132
You may also use another host controller with port multiplier support. However, it is not guaranteed
that all host controllers with port multiplier support are compatible with the System.
The BT-3045 User's Guide assumes that you are using the BT-90010208A(SATA2.0 1+1 PCI-E Card)
host bus adapter and driver, which provide port multiplier support as a SATA bost.
Install the host controller card and driver
1. Turn off the host computer.
2. Install the controller card into a PCI-X or PCI-E slot.
3. Insert the driver CD into the CD-ROM drive.
4. If your BT-3045 including a host card. Click the PCI-X host and install the driver. If not please refer
to the controller card installation Guide of your own.
Connect the host to the BT-3045 Data Marshalling System
The BT-3045 Data Marshalling System houses five configurable hard disk drives. After installing the
controller card and associated driver, connect the host computer to the BT-3045 Data Marshalling
System. Then take a moment to verify that the host computer detects the BT-3045 hard disk drives.
Software Operation
The BT-3045 Data Marshalling System bundled with Silicon Image's SiI 4726 as its storage processor.
For details ofthe software operation, please refer to the SiI 4726 GUI (Graphic User Interface) and its
User's Guide as follwing pages.