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About This Guide 1 In this chapter... What You Need to Know Before You Begin 10 Terminology Used in this Guide 10 How to Find More Information 10 This Installation and User's Guide explains how to install the Adaptec® SATA/SAS 1405, 1045 Controller. It also describes the utilities included in the controller kit, and provides a basic overview of technology.

Section	Page
Contents	6
About This Guide	9
What You Need to Know Before You Begin	10
Terminology Used in this Guide	10
How to Find More Information	10
About SATA/SAS Controllers	11
SATA/SAS Controller Features	12
About the Adaptec SATA/SAS 1405 Controller	13
About the Adaptec SATA/SAS 1045 Controller	14
Package Contents and System Requirements	15
Package Contents	16
System Requirements	16
Installing the SATA/SAS Controller and Disk Drives	17
Before You Begin	18
Installing the SATA/SAS Controller	18
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables	19
Disk Drives	19
Cables	19
Connecting Devices to SATA/SAS Controllers	20
Connecting Disk Drives Directly to the SATA/SAS Controller	20
Connecting to a Backplane	21
Connecting to a DVD-ROM	22
Connecting to a SAS Expander	22
Connecting to SATA/SAS Tape Drives	22
Checking Your Controller and Devices	23
Setting the Boot Controller	23
Installing the Driver and an Operating System	24
Before You Begin	25
Creating a Driver Disk	25
Installing with Windows	25
Installing with Red Hat Enterprise Linux	26
Installing with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server	26
Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System	27
Before You Begin	28
Creating a Driver Disk	28
Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003	28
Installing on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008	29
Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server	29
Configuring the Controller Utility	30
Using the Adaptec Configuration Utility	31
Starting Adaptec Configuration Utility	31
Exiting Configuration Utility	31
Using the Controller Configuration Utility	31
Viewing the Controller Properties	32
Setting the Controller Configuration	33
Viewing the PHY Configuration	34
Using the Disk Utilities	35
To access the Disk Utilities	35
Enclosure Management Support	38
Connecting Drive LED Control Cables	39
Behavioral Pattern of Drive LED	39
Solving Problems	41
Troubleshooting Checklist	42
Using the Adaptec Flash Utility for DOS	43
Introduction	44
System Requirements	44
Compatibility Information	44
Before You Begin	44
Obtaining the BIOS Kit	44
Creating the BIOS Kit on Floppy Disks	44
Running the AFU	45
Running the Menu-Based AFU	45
Running the AFU from the Command Line	45
AFU Commands	45
Updating Flash Using AFU Command Line	49
Introduction to SAS	50
Terminology Used in This Appendix	51
What is SAS?	51
How do SAS Devices Communicate?	52
What’s a Phy?	52
What’s a SAS Port?	52
What’s a SAS Address?	53
What’s a SAS Connector?	53
What do SAS Cables Look Like?	53
How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?	53
What are the SAS Connection Options?	54
Direct-Attach Connections	54
Backplane Connections	54
SAS Expander Connections	54
How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?	55
SAS Controller LED and I2C and SGPIO Connector Reference	57
Adaptec 1045 LED Connector Specification	58
Adaptec 1405 LED and I2C and SGPIO Connector Specification	58
Adaptec 1405 I2C Connector Specification	59
Safety Information	60
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)	60
Technical Specifications	61
Environmental Specifications	62
DC Power Requirements	62
Glossary	63