Silicon Image SATALink Controller Installation Instructions for 64-bit Windows Platforms

Table of Contents

1. Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Fresh Installation

2. Adding a Silicon Image SATALink Controller to an Existing Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation

3. Updating the Driver for a SATALink Controller on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003

4. Verifying Controller Installation

# 1. Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Fresh Installation

Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new installation of Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, and you wish to boot from a device attached to a Silicon Image SATALink controller.

1. Power off the system. Insert the SATALink controller into an available PCI slot. Connect serial ATA cable(s) between the SATALink controller and the serial ATA device(s). Power up the system.

2. Put your Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 CD into the CD/DVD-ROM drive.

3. Press F6 for third party SCSI or driver installation at the beginning of text mode installation. Press 's' when setup asks if you want to specify an additional device, and insert the diskette labeled 'Silicon Image SiI xxxx SATALink Driver Installation Disk'. Press 'Enter'. From the menu presented next, select the SATALink driver that matches the system's processor type and press 'Enter'.

4. Press 'Enter' again when prompted to continue on with text mode setup.

5. Follow the setup instructions to select your choice for partition and file system.

6. After setup examines your disks, it will copy files from the CD to the hard drive selected above and restart the system. After restart the setup process will resume to finish the installation.

7. Once the operating system installation has completed you can follow the instructions in Verifying Controller Installation to verify controller was installed correctly.

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# 2. Adding a Silicon Image SATALink Controller to an Existing Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation

Follow the instructions in this section to install a Silicon Image SATALink controller into a system already running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.

1. Power off the system. Insert the SATALink controller into an available PCI slot. Connect serial ATA cable(s) between the SATALink controller and the serial ATA device(s). Power up the system.

2. During OS boot up, Windows will display the 'Found New Hardware Wizard'. Click 'Next'.

3. Select 'Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)' and Click 'Next'.

4. Under 'Optional search locations' insure that 'Floppy disk drives' is checked.

5. Insert the diskette labeled 'Silicon Image SiI xxxx SATALink Driver Installation Disk' into A: and click 'Next'.

6. When the wizard indicates that it found a driver for the device click 'Next'.

7. If the 'Digital Signature Not Found' dialog appears, click 'Yes' to continue installing the driver.

8. The wizard will now copy the required files to the system and start the driver. After starting the driver the wizard will display a completion dialog, click 'Finish' to exit the wizard.

9. See instructions in Verifying Controller Installation to verify controller was installed correctly.

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# 3. Updating the Driver for a SATALink Controller on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003

Follow the instructions in this section to update the driver for a Silicon Image SATALink controller on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.

1. Right click on 'My Computer' and select 'Properties'. Under the 'System Properties' section, click on 'Hardware' tab, and then on 'Device Manager' click 'SCSI and RAID Controllers' and then right click on the Silicon Image SATALink Controller type for which you wish to update the driver for and select 'Properties' from the context menu.

2. Select the 'Driver' tab, and then click the 'Update Driver' button.

3. Select 'Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)' and click 'Next',

4. Make sure 'Search for the best driver in these locations' and 'Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM...)' are both selected and then click 'Next'.

5. As the installation process begins you may be presented with a dialog warning about a non-logo'd driver, click 'Continue Anyway' to continue the installation.

6. If at the end of the installation process you are prompted to reboot the system click 'Yes'.

7. See instructions in Verifying Controller Installation to verify controller was installed correctly.

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# 4. Verifying Controller Installation

Follow the instructions in this section to verify that a Silicon Image SATALink controller was installed correctly.

1. Right click on 'My Computer' icon, select 'Properties', left click on 'Hardware' tab, and then on 'Device Manager' button.

2. Double click on 'SCSI and RAID Controllers', If there is no yellow '!' or '?' in front of 'Silicon Image SiI xxxx SATALink Controller' the driver has started correctly.

3. To view information about the devices attached to a SATALink controller, right click the 'Silicon Image SiI xxxx SATALink Controller' and select Properties from the context menu, then select the tab labeled 'Device Info'.

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