JMicron SATA_Controller Family Driver Update on Website
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Sept. 30, 2008

Contents
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- Site Map
- Identifying Your OS and the configuration
- Download
- Support


Site Map
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Once connected with ftp://driver.jmicron.com.tw/ from Support in JMicron company website, 
one "SATA_Controller" folder and this readme file would be found. In the folder of "SATA_Controller", 8 folders
for various supported OS avaiable, such as 

"Linux" contains the updated driver for Linux
       "fedora" contains the updated driver for Fedora Core6 and its readme file for installation
       "redhat9" contains the updated driver for Redhat9 and its readme file for installation
       "rhel3" contains the updated driver for Redhat Enterprise Linux 3 and its readme file for installation
       "rhel4" contains the updated driver for Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 and its readme file for installation
       "suse" contains three zip files and each one contains the updated driver for various version of 
    	        SuSe Linux OS and the corresponding readme file. 
	          --sl10-ide.zip for SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 32bit and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 32bit
	          --sle10.zip for SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 32bit and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 32bit
	          --su101.zip for SuSE Linux Professional 10.1 i386 and SuSE Linux Professional 10.1 x86_64

"Windows" contains latest Microsoft Windows driver zip files and its release note. 
	          -- the filename with WHQL included as for WHQL certified updated driver
	          -- the filename without WHQL included as for the latest beta driver. 
	          -- the filename with eSATA included for the system supporting eSATA port. 

"Option_ROM" contains the updated firmware for add-on card customer. For SATA_Controller on board customers, please contact
		 with your motherboard manufacturer for the system BIOS update.  


Identifying Your OS and the configuration
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First, plesae identify your installed OS and the configuration 
For example, if the OS installed is WindowsXP and your system supports eSATA port, please go to the folder of "XP_Vista_Win7"
and choose the filename with eSATA included from the updated driver zip files. 

 
Download
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Please download the updated driver package and its readme file. Read the readme file before starting installation.


Support
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For technical information, go to the JMicron support website at:

    http://fae.jmicron.com



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* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.



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