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Quick start guide for tempo sata e2p – Sonnet Technologies Tempo SATA E2P Serial ATA PCI Express Host Controller Card User Manual

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2. When the next window appears, select the “Locate and

install driver software (recommended)” option, and then

click next.

2. When the next window appears, select the “Install the

software automatically” option, and then click next.

3. Windows will automatically download and install the

driver; this may take several minutes. While the drivers are

installed, a progress bar will appear.

4. When the message stating your devices are ready to use

appears, click Close; you may now use the Tempo card with

your system.

Formatting Drives Connected to Tempo SATA E2P

Tempo SATA E2P supports up to two direct-connect drives, or

up to 10 drives in enclosures with either a port multiplier or a

hardware RAID controller. Mac users may use Disk Utility (found

in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder) to set up

connected drives for use. Windows users may use Windows drive

formatting tools—you may locate more information by using

“format volume”, and “create striped volume” as search items in

Windows Help.

Using the Tempo SATA E2P Card

Listed here is some general information about using the Tempo

card:

Windows Users:

Always shut down your computer and drives before

disconnecting the drives or their cables from the Sonnet card.

Mac Users:

• Always eject any drive from the desktop (“eject” it or drag it to

the trash) before disconnecting it from its cable or the Sonnet

card.

• Connected drives occasionally may not appear when you first

turn on your computer; restart your computer (choose Restart…

from the Apple menu) to allow the connected drives to be used.

This is a known issue that is being investigated and should be

fixed with a future driver update.

Software Installation Steps for Windows 7 Users

This procedure requires an active Internet connection.

1. Turn on your computer and log in; during startup, an

Installing Device Driver Software pop-up will appear, followed

by a message that the device driver software was not

successfully installed. Close the message.

2. Click Start > Control Panel. In the Control Panel window,

click Device Manager. If you haven’t disabled User Account

Control (UAC), a UAC window will appear; click Continue.

3. When the Device Manager window appears, click the arrow

next to Other devices to expand the list. Right-click “RAID

Controller” and select Update Driver Software.

4. When the Update Driver Software window appears, click

“Search automatically for updated driver software”.

5. Windows will automatically download and install the

driver; this may take several minutes. While the drivers are

installed, a progress bar will appear.

6. When the next window appears, click Close; you may now

use the Tempo card with your system.

Software Installation Steps for Windows Vista Users

This procedure requires an active Internet connection.

1. Turn on your computer and log in; during startup, a Found

New Hardware window will appear.

2. Select the “Locate and install driver software (recommended)”

option. If you haven’t disabled User Account Control (UAC),

a UAC window will appear; click Continue.

3. Windows will automatically download and install the

driver; this may take several minutes. While the drivers are

installed, a progress bar will appear.

4. When the message stating your devices are ready to use

appears, click Close; you may now use the Tempo card with

your system.

Software Installation Steps for Windows XP Users

This procedure requires an active Internet connection.

1. Turn on your computer and log in; during startup, a Found

New Hardware Wizard window will appear. Select “Yes, this

time only” or “Yes, now and every time I connect a device”,

and then click next.

Support Note:

After its driver software has been

updated, Tempo SATA E2P will be listed as a Silicon Image

SiI3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller under Storage Controllers in Device
Manager
under Windows 7.

Support Note:

After its driver software has been

installed, Tempo SATA E2P will be listed as a Silicon Image

SiI3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller under SCSI and RAID Controllers in
Device Manager under Windows XP.

Support Note:

After its driver software has been

installed, Tempo SATA E2P will be listed as a Silicon Image

SiI3132 SoftRaid 5 Controller under Storage Controllers in Device
Manager
under Windows Vista.

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Quick Start Guide for Tempo SATA E2P