Expansion slots for a Seritek pci express sata card

I have a new Mac pro and just recieved a SeriTek/2SE2-E.". I have tried it slots 1.2.3 and none of them will mount or show the card. My new sonnet 4 port usb card shows in the ports. I have contacted OWC and they refered me to firmtek. I have not heard from them yet. I did try all there fixs on there web site but nothing helped.
May be a bad card but not sure. My computer has the new firmware update but trying all slots nothing.
Any ideas?
Thank You
Dcik

Update on Firmtek
I was in contact with firmtek this morning but nothing is resolved yet. They never responded back to me after 4 emails today and 2 phone messages.
I have done everything the asked and the card will still not mount. I have downloaded the firmware and tried installing and the message is (no card for this utility to update)
I followed the insructions. The only device connected to the computer was the keyboard and mouse.
I have tried slot 2,3 and 4 with only the graphic card installed same messsage when trying to do the firmware up date (no card for this utility to update)
I sent a system profiler to firmtek and that is when they told me to do the update but as you can see nothing resolved yet. The instuctions fro doing the update below.
Driver and Firmware Install
1) Run InstallPPC on PowerPC-based machines (G5) or
InstallX86 on Intel-based machines (MacPro, XServe)
2) Re-boot the machine
3) Unmount and remove all drives attached to the controller
4) Run SeriTek2SE2EFlasherNR
5) Run FSCApp
6) Reboot the machine
#4 is where I am at it won't update.
My last email to Micael at firmtek:
Hello Michael
Below is the communication I had with you Friday 4-11-08. Your last email to
me was at 9:03 I have responded by email 3 times my last at 12:06 also I
have made 2 phone calls to your customer service and left messages with
return calls.
It appears I won't hear from until Monday now. I am disappointed with
firmtek not returning my calls and no more email since this morning.
I am down with out being able to have access to all my external drives.
I have tried one more thing this evening I removed the sonnet card and
installed the firmtek in slot 4 and nothing is recognized. When trying to do
the firmware update the same message: The message is no card for this
utility to update.
What is going on here could I have a defective card?
Please get back to me so this issue can be resolved.
Thank You
Dcik
I have done everything you said: When I try to run the seritek2sesflasherNR
I get a message: there is no card for this utility. The card is in slot 3.
My graphics card is in slot 1 and the sonnet 4 port USB card is in slot 4.
What next??????
Dcik

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