1. Windows 2000/XP or Windows Server 2003 Fresh Installation

Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new installation of Windows 2000/XP or Windows Server 2003, and you wish to boot from a device attached to a SiI 3131 or SiI 3531 SATALink controller.

1. Power off the system. Insert the SiI 3x31 SATALink controller into an available PCI slot. Connect serial ATA cable(s) between the SiI 3x31 controller and the serial ATA device(s). Power up the system.

2. Put your Windows 2000/XP or Windows Server 2003 CD into the CD/DVD-ROM drive, or on Windows 2000, place boot diskette #1 in the floppy drive if your system cannot boot from the CD.

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 3x31 SATALink Driver Installation Disk'. Press 'Enter'. From the menu presented next, highlight the appropriate controller and press 'Enter'.

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 from the CD to the hard drive selected above and restart the system. After restart the setup process will resume to finish the installation.

7. Once the operating system installation has completed you can follow the instructions in Verifying controller installation to verify that the controller was installed correctly.

2. Adding a SiI 3x31 controller to an existing Windows 2000/XP or Windows Server 2003 installation

Follow the instructions in this section to install a Silicon Image SiI 3131 or SiI 3531 SATALink controller into a system already running Windows 2000/XP or Windows Server 2003.

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 3x31 SATALink 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 Verifying controller installation to verify that the controller was installed correctly.

3. Updating the SiI 3x31 driver on Windows 2000

Follow the instructions in this section to update the driver for a Silicon Image SiI 3131 or SiI 3531 SATALink controller on systems running Windows 2000.

1. Right click on 'My Computer' and select 'Properties'. Under the 'System Properties' section, click on 'Hardware' tab, and then on 'Device Manager'. Expand the 'SCSI and RAID Controllers' section and right click on either 'Silicon Image SiI 3131 SATALink Controller' or ‘Silicon Image SiI 3531 SATALink Controller’ and select 'Properties' from the context menu.

2. Click 'Update Driver' button on the 'Driver' tab and select 'Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver'. Insert the diskette labeled 'Silicon Image SiI 3x31 SATALink Driver Installation Disk' into the floppy drive. Click 'Next'.

3. Click 'Have Disk'. On the 'Install from Disk' dialog ensure that the correct floppy drive is specified and click 'OK'.

4. Click 'Next' until the installation process begins. If presented with a dialog warning about an unsigned driver click 'Yes' to accept it.

5. If at the end of the installation process you are prompted to reboot the system click 'Yes'.

6. See instructions in Verifying controller installation to verify that the controller was installed correctly.

4. Updating the SiI 3x31 driver on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003

Follow the instructions in this section to update the driver a Silicon Image SiI 3131 or SiI 3531 SATALink controller on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.

2. Select the 'Driver' tab, then click the 'Update Driver' button.

3. Select 'Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)' and click 'Next'.

4. Make sure 'Search for the best driver in these locations' and 'Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM...)' are both selected and then click 'Next'.

5. As the installation process begins you may be presented with a dialog warning about an unsigned driver, click 'Continue Anyway' to continue the installation.

6. If at the end of the installation process you are prompted to reboot the system click 'Yes'.

7. See instructions in Verifying controller installation to verify that the controller was installed correctly.

5. Verifying controller installation

Follow the instructions in this section to verify that a Silicon Image Sil 3131 or SiI 3531 SATALink controller has been installed correctly.

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 either 'Silicon Image SiI 3131 SATALink Controller' or ‘Silicon Image SiI 3531 SATALink Controller’ the driver has started correctly.

3. To view information about the devices attached to the controller, right click either the 'Silicon Image SiI 3131 SATALink Controller' or Silicon Image SiI 3531 SATALink Controller’ and select Properties from the context menu, then select the tab labeled 'Device Info'.

4. Select a device to view using the ‘Location Control’ dropdown selection box.