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5

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 

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.

Summary of Contents for SC-SA4M12

Page 1: ...Specification rev 1 0 Compliant with PCI Specification revision 2 3 Provides four independent channels to support up to four Serial ATA hard disk drives Co exists with on board controller Can be used...

Page 2: ...ts and handle cards only by their external edges 1 Turn OFF the power to your computer and any other connected peripheral devices Unplug the computer s power cord 2 Openyourcomputer scaseandinstallthe...

Page 3: ...0 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 d...

Page 4: ...idelines Make sure no drives are connected to the Serial ATA 4 Channel PCI M This utility can only be used in Mac OS X v10 1 x Close all applications before updating the firmware You must have adminis...

Page 5: ...h 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...

Page 6: ...ain to initialize the drive 8 Close Disk Utility when finished The new drive should appear as Untitled on the desktop Troubleshooting Q I am installing OS X on a new hard drive connected to the PCI M...

Page 7: ...llow these steps to have the product repaired or replaced Step 1 Submit your RMA request Go to www siig com click Support then RMA to submit a request to SIIG RMA If the product is determined to be de...

Page 8: ...ive manufacturer warranty High quality control standards are evident by the overall ease of installation and compatibility of our products as well as one of the lowest defective return rates in the in...

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