Glyph HighPoint Card - Manual (Page 4)

Setting up the HighPoint Host Adapter with Win-
dows XP and Vista
Installing the Hardware
1. Power down your computer.
2. Install the HighPoint into an open PCIe slot, and power on your computer.
3. Next you’ll need to install the driver for the HighPoint card. After you boot up the computer, Windows will
find the card and the New Hardware Wizard will guide you to install the driver. This is the safest method to
install the driver because Windows will find the most recent version and install it for you. You can download
the correct driver from the HighPoint web site, go to www.highpoint-tech.com, and go to Support > Bios +
Drivers > find the RocketRAID 2642. Or you can install the driver from the HighPoint branded CD that came
with your card. Downloading the driver may be safest since HighPoint may release new drivers since you
bought your card. For use with Glyph products, make sure to download the Non-RAID Version, not the RAID
Version.
4. For more installation instructions, please reference the HighPoint User’s Guide that came with the card.
A note about Hot-Swapping eSATA drives
Mac OS X supports hot-swapping eSATA drives just like FireWire or USB drives. Windows, however, does not.
There is no way to safely remove the drive from a Windows computer while the computer is powered on. If
you want to connect or disconnect eSATA drives under Windows, you should power down your computer
first.
About eSATA
• eSATA is an external interface technology that grew from the internal SATA I interface.
• The GT 050Q’s eSATA port supports speeds up to 1.5 Gb/sec (150 MB/sec), much faster than FireWire 400 or
FireWire 800.
• Shielded eSATA cables up to 2 meters in length are available.
• eSATA cables are different than SATA I cables, they are shielded and cannot be used with internal SATA I
connectors.
• eSATA uses a “point-to-point” connection, therefore each eSATA drive needs to be connected to its own
eSATA port.
• Most computers do not have built-in eSATA, so you’ll need a PCI card to connect your drive with eSATA.
• PCI cards are available with 2 or more ports to accommodate your drives.