SI-PEX40064 1 PCIe SATA 6G Card Model: SI-PEX40064 User Manual Ver. 2.
SI-PEX40064 2 Product Introduction This board is a single-chip, PCI Express to four SATA Gen III 6Gb/s channels host controller that brings server-class features to the desktop. This board enables the use of the industry’s newest and fastest hard drives at 6GB/s while providing backward compatibility to legacy SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s drives. It uses the same cables and connectors as previous SATA generations to ease integration. PCI Express 2.
SI-PEX40064 3 Package Contents - 1 x SATAIII (6Gbps) 4-port PCI Express Controller Card - 1 x User Manual - 2 x SATA Cable - 1 x Driver CD - 1 x Low Profile Bracket System Requirements - Supports Windows® XP/Vista/7/8/Server 2003/2008 R2/8, Linux 2.6.x and above Hardware Installation 1. Turn off the power to your computer 2. Unplug the power cord and remove your computers cover 3. Locate an empty PCI Express x4, x8, or x16 slot on the motherboard 4.
SI-PEX40064 4 Driver Installation Installing drive for supported Windows vista, Server 2008, Windows 7, 8, Server 2008 R2 OS: 1. Start Windows and insert the driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Windows will automatically detect the SATA card, Right-click Marvell Console ATA Device with the yellow mark in the Other Devices and select Update Driver Software. 3. Select Browse my computer for driver software. 4.
SI-PEX40064 5 4. Browse to the following folder on the driver CD according to your operating system: > Windows XP 32-bit and Server 2003 32-bit: (CD Drive):\2010A2\Marvell\92XX\Windows 2003_XP\i386 > Windows XP 64-bit and Server 2003 64-bit: (CD Drive):\2010A2\Marvell\92XX\Windows 2003_XP\amd64 5. Follow the on-screen instruction to install the driver. 6. After successful installation, the SATA controller is listed in the Device Manager as Marvell 92xx SATA 6G Controller (under SCSI and RAID controllers).
SI-PEX40064 6 Note: Drivers may need to be installed manually in certain situations 1. Navigate to Device Manager 2. In the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers sections, find "Standard SATA AHCI Controller" Or is recognized as "RAID Controller" 3. Right-click and Update Driver Software. 4. Select: Browse my computer for driver software. 5. Select: Let me pick from list of device drivers on my computer. 6. Check in: Show compatible hardware. 7. Click Standard SATA AHCI Controller 8. Click Have Disk button 9.
SI-PEX40064 7 Linux distributions with kernel version 2.6.19 and above include inbox drivers for IDE/ATA device. In most distributions, the kernel does not load the drivers for the inbox IDE/ATA devices by default. The procedure for enabling support for IDE/ATA device in Linux is as follows: Enabling support for IDE/ATA devices during a Clean Installation of Linux To enable support during a Clean Installation of Linux: 1. Boot from the Linux Installation CD/DVD 2. Select Installation and press Enter 3.
SI-PEX40064 8 FAQ Question: “I installed the device but the connected drives are undetectable.” Answer: You must manage the Virtual Disk partitions of the connected drives. Navigate to Disk Management utility. (Start button > Right-click Computer > Manage > Disk Management) The Disks may need to be initialized to MBR/GPT. Once confirmed, continue. You may see the health of the disks you connected to be black. This means the Disks are offline or has unallocated data.
SI-PEX40064 9 Question: The device installed properly but keep disconnecting and reconnecting? Answer: Certain device will install properly yet act buggy. To remedy this problem download and, install the latest drivers for the device from the manufacturer website. Question: Is this device a hardware RAID controller? Answer: No.
SI-PEX40064 10 Version Information Version: 2.0 Date Updated: 3/11/2014 Changes/Fixes: - Compiled manual information into .pdf format. - Cleaned up wording and text throughout the previous 1.0 manual. - Added documentation for manual driver install Version: 2.01 Changes/Fixes: - Added chipset model to document. - Added FAQ of general information. - Removed Incorrect RAID functionality specs.
