3
Device Connection
The
Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M
is a four channel Serial
ATA controller that supports up to four Serial ATA hard
disk drives. If you plan to use more than two Serial ATA
channels, you will need to purchase additional Serial
ATA power and data cables.
1.
Install hard disk drive(s) in chassis.
Note
: Users with
Mac OS X (v10.1.x)
installed go to
Mac OS X (v10.1.x) Firmware Update
on page 4
before proceeding.
2.
Connect the hard disk drive to the system power
supply using the
Serial ATA power cable
.
3.
Connect one end of the
Serial ATA cable
to the hard
disk drive.
Serial ATA cable
Serial ATA power cable
Figure 2. Hard disk drive connections
4.
Attach the other end of the
Serial ATA cable
to a Serial
ATA connector on the
Serial ATA 4-Channel PCI-M
.
5.
Follow the same instructions when connecting each
hard drive. Device connection is now complete.
6.
Close the computer's case then go to
Software
Installation
to complete the installation.
