Granite Digital SATA 2 Bay Aluminum Series - Manual (Page 9)

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Drive & Host Adapter Install
Installing the Host Adapter
There are two types of PCI Host Adapters on
the market and many different variations of these
two types. The first type is the PCI-X. As seen in
the picture to the right, this PCI bus looks very
different than the PCI-E type shown below.
Before purchasing a host adapter make sure you
know what type of PCI bus your computer has.
There are also a variety of cards ranging
from 2 SATA Channels to 16 SATA Channels and
soon, with the use of Port Multipliers, cards will
be able to address even more channels.
Generally speaking most host adapters
come with a driver CD that has the drivers on it
required for your installation. Drivers are differ-
ent for Linux, Windows, and Mac so be careful
to use the proper driver.
The cards that we include in our packages
should be up to date and their CD will have the
necessary drivers for most Operation Systems.
Check our website, www.granitedigital.com for
possible updates or links to the chip
manufacturer’s website for additional drivers.
Cards do not come with external cables.
Generally SATA II cards use eSATA “I” connec-
tors and SATA I cards use SATA “L” connectors.
See page 4,5 for additional information.
SATA I PCI-X type host
adapter has 2 Channels
with one external and
one internal. SATA “L”
type connectors are used
on both ports.
SATA II PCI-E type host
adapter has 2 External
Channels. Both ports use
eSATA “I” type connectors.