readme.txt Driver File Contents (PCIe_20SATA_20Controller.zip)

Silicon Image SiI 3114 SATARaid Controller OS Driver Installation
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Table of Contents
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 1) Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Fresh Installation.

 2) Adding the SiI RAID controller to an existing Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation.

 3) Update SiI RAID driver on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.

 4) Verifying controller installation under Windows NT, 2000 and XP.

 

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1) Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Fresh Installation
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Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new
installation of Windows XP or Windows 2000/XP, and you wish to
boot from a device attached to the SiI 3114 controller.


1. Power off the system.  Connect the hard drives to the SiI 3114
   controller and insert the controller into a PCI slot. Power up
   the system.

2. Put your Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 CD into the CD-ROM/DVD drive.

3. Press F6 for third party SCSI or driver installation at the beginning
   of text mode installation.  Press 's' when setup asks if you want to
   specify an additional device, and insert the diskette labeled
   'Silicon Image SiI 3114 SATARaid Driver Installation Disk'.
   Press 'Enter'. From the menu presented next, select 
   'Silicon Image SiI 3114 SATARaid Controller'

4. Press 'Enter' again when prompted to continue on with text mode setup.

5. Follow the setup instructions to select your choice for
   partition and file system.

6. After setup examines your disks, it will copy files to 
   Windows installation folders and restart the system.  
   The setup program will continue and finish the installation
   after restart.

7. Wait until Windows finishes installing devices, regional
   settings, networking settings, components, and final set of 
   tasks, reboot the system if it is required.  

8. See instructions in section 4 to verify controller was installed
   correctly.




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2)Adding the SiI RAID controller to an existing Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation.
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Follow the instructions in this section to install the Silicon Image
SiI 3114 driver on a system already running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.


1.  Power off the system.  Connect the hard drives to the SiI 3114
    controller and insert the controller into a PCI slot.  Power up
    the system.  

2.  During OS boot up, Windows will display the 
    'Found New Hardware Wizard'. Click 'Next'.

3.  Select 'Search for a suitable driver for my device
    (Recommended)' and Click 'Next'.

4.  Under 'Optional search locations' insure that 'Floppy disk drives'
    is checked.

5.  Insert the diskette labeled ' Silicon Image SiI 3114 SATARaid Driver
    Installation Disk'  into A: and click 'Next'.

6.  When the wizard indicates that it found a driver for the device click
    'Next'.

7.  If the 'Digital Signature Not Found' dialog appears, click 'Yes' to
    continue installing the driver.

8.  The wizard will now copy the required files to the system and start the
    driver.  After starting the driver the wizard will display a completion
    dialog, click 'Finish' to exit the wizard.

9.  See instructions in section 4 to verify controller was installed
    correctly.


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3) Update SiI RAID driver on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 with existing Silicon Image driver
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With the Silicon Image controller already plugged in and the driver already 
installed.  Follow the instructions to update SiI RAID driver.


1. Right click on 'My Computer' and select 'Properties'. Under the 'System Properties'
   section, click on 'Hardware' tab, and then on 'Device Manager'
   click 'SCSI and RAID Controller'  and right click 'Silicon Image Ultra-133 Medley
   ATA Raid Controller'.

2. Click 'Driver' ,'Update Driver'  and select 'Search for a suitable driver for my
   device[Recommended]'. Insert the driver diskette into floppy drive. 
   Click 'Next' and complete the driver installation.

3. System will go through the enumeration process and install the driver.
   At the end of the process, click 'Yes' to reboot your system when necessary.  

4. See instructions in section 4 to verify controller was installed
   correctly.



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4) Verifying controller installation under Windows NT, 2000 and XP
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Follow the instructions in this section to verify that the controller was
installed correctly.

   For Windows 2000/XP

      1. Right click on 'My Computer' icon, select 'Properties',
         left click on 'Hardware' tab, and then on 'Device Manager' 
         button.

      2. Double click on 'SCSI and RAID Controllers', If there is no
         yellow '! ' or ' ? ' in front of
         'Silicon Image SiI 3114 SATARaid Controller', the driver
	 is started correctly.  

      3. To view information about the devices attached to the controller, use the SiICfg
         Utility and click on the device from the list. 
         

   For Windows NT 4.0

      1. Double click on 'My Computer' icon, select 'Control Panel', click
         on 'SCSI Adapters' icon, 'Silicon Image SiI 3114 SATARaid 
	 Controller' should displayed correctly under 'Device' and 'Driver' tab.

      2. To view information about the devices attached to the controller, use the SiICfg
         Utility and click on the device from the list. 


Download Driver Pack

How To Update Drivers Manually

After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.

  • Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).

  • If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.

  • Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.

  • Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.

  • Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.

  • From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.

  • Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.

Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.

For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.

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