HighPoint RocketU 1144B Manuale utente

RocketU 1144B / RocketU 1142A

Host Controller

USB 3.0 Host Adapters

User’s Guide

Revision: 1.0

Oct. 16, 2012

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Table of Contents

1 Features and Specifications ................................................................................................................... 4

2 Physical Specifications........................................................................................................................... 5

3 Kit Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 6

4 Hardware Description and Installation.................................................................................................. 7

4.1 RocketU 1144B / 1142A Host Adapter Board Layout ..................................................................... 7

4.2 Installing the RocketU 1144B / 1142A Host Adapter...................................................................... 7

4.3 Using the 19PIN USB 3.0 Front Panel Port of the RocketU 1142A................................................... 7

5 RocketU Series Host Adapter Driver Installation ................................................................................... 9

5.1 Driver Installation - Microsoft Windows ........................................................................................ 9

5.2 Verify Installation of the Software - Microsoft Windows ............................................................. 10

5.3 Driver installation -Linux.............................................................................................................. 11

6 Connect Hard Disk to RocketU 1144B / 1142A Host Adapter............................................................... 13

7 Firmware Update ................................................................................................................................ 14

8 Thank You ........................................................................................................................................... 15

9 Customer Support ............................................................................................................................... 16

HighPoint RocketU 1144B/ 1142A

Highpoint Second Generation USB 3.0 HBA's - Dedicated 5Gb/s per-port technology with robust transfer

performance and improved energy efficiency

The RocketU 1144B is the industry’s fastest USB 3.0 HBA – each dedicated USB 3.0 port supports transfer

speeds up to 5Gb/s , for a combined bandwidth of up to 20Gb/s; perfect for today’s fastest SATA 6Gb/s

SSD’s and hard drives.

1 Features and Specifications

Host Adapter Architecture

PCI-Express 2.0 x4

Total Transfer Bandwidth up to 20Gb/s

Four dedicated 5Gb/s Super Speed USB 3.0 type-A ports (RocketU 1144B)

Two Super Speed USB 3.0 type-A ports and one 10Gb/s Internal USB 3.0 Front Panel Port (RocketU

1142A)

Optimized for external USB drives and drive enclosures

Backwards compatible with USB 2.0 & 1.1

Compliant with xHCI (Extensible Host Controller Interface) spec.

Low Profile (RocketU 1142A only)

Hot Swap and hot plug

RoHS complaint

Operating System Support

Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7 & 8 (32 and 64-bit versions)

Linux OS support with xHCI driver of Kernel v2.6.31 or later

Note:xHCI is a computer interface specification that defines a register-level description of a Host

Controller for Universal Serial bus (USB), which is capable of interfacing to USB 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0

compatible devices. The specification is also referred to as the USB 3.0 Host Controller specification.

2 Physical Specifications

Host Adapter Dimensions:

Size: 96mm x 95.0mm x 19mm

EMI: FCC Part 15 Class B and CE

Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics:

Work Temperature Range: +5 ~ +55 ° C

Relative Humidity Range: 5% ~ 60% non-condensing

Storage Temperature: -20 ~ +80 ° C

MTBF: 920,585 Hours

Electrical Characteristics:

PCI-E

3.3V

12V

Power

4W max

1W max

3 Kit Contents

RocketU 1144B USB 3.0 HBA / RocketU 1142A USB 3.0 HBA

Low Profile Bracket (RocketU 1142A only)

CD (Driver Software)

Quick Installation Guide

4 Hardware Description and Installation

4.1 RocketU 1144B / 1142A Host Adapter Board Layout

4.2 Installing the RocketU 1144B / 1142A Host Adapter

Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketU host adapter.

1. Open the system chassis.

2. Locate an unused PCI-Express ×4 (×8, ×16) slot.

3. Remove the PCI-Express slot cover.

4. Gently insert the RU series into the PCI-Express slot, and secure the bracket to the system chassis.

5. After installing the adapter, attach the hard disks or disk enclosure to the RU series card using the USB

cables.

6. Close and secure the system chassis.

4.3 Using the 19PIN USB 3.0 Front Panel Port of the RocketU 1142A

The RocketU 1142A provides standardized USB 3.0 front panel support. It is compatible with any standard

USB 3.0 front panel device such as the RocketPanel Series USB 3.0 front panel adapter or the USB 3.0 all in

one card reader front panel adapters.

Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the USB 3.0 Front Panel device.

RocketU 1144B

RocketU 1142A

5 RocketU Series Host Adapter Driver Installation

5.1 Driver Installation - Microsoft Windows

1. Insert the HighPoint Software CD to the CD/DVD drive.

2. CD will automatically run. Please see the following picture.

3. Or you can browse the software CD folder:

\RocketU\RU1022A_114X\Windows

Double click the “setup.exe” and follow the setup wizard steps to install the ASMedia ASM1042x USB

3.0 Host controller driver.

Note: ASMedia ASM1042x don’t support the way by which Device Manager



Update the driver

software. You can only follow up the above processes to install the driver.

4. Click Finish to exit the wizard when you has successfully installed driver.

Note: ASMedia ASM1042x driver was embedded into Windows 8 OS. That’s, the driver can be

installed into Windows8 automatically.

5.2 Verify Installation of the Software -Microsoft Windows

1. On the Start menu, select 'Control Panel'.

2. Open on the 'System' applet (you may first have to select 'Switch to Classic View').

3. Select the 'Hardware' tab.

4. Select the 'Device Manager' button.

5. Expand the 'Universal Serial Bus Controllers' entry. You can see four 'ASMedia xHCI Controller'.

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