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Hardware Requirements, Controller Features, Features Overview

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Introduction Hardware Requirements The following list summarizes the hardware requirements: ■ Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ■ A motherboard that meets the following compatibility requirements: - Complies with the PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2 and higher. - Supports multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge. - Provides large memory-mapped address ranges. ■ At least 128 MB of RAM ■ An available 32- or 64-bit PCI or PCI-X slot ■ 20 MB of free drive space ■ 16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600 ■ CD drive (that is not part of the RAID you are installing) Controller Features Features Overview The Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA controller supports: ■ RAID levels 0, and 1 using Adaptec's HostRAID technology. ■ Supports PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2. ■ 64-bit, 66-133 MHz PCI-X interface compatible with 64-bit PCI slots. ■ RAID creation using Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC). ■ Easy array configuration and status using Adaptec Storage Manager. Install Adaptec Storage Manager as described in Chapter 4, Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager. ■ Flash ROM for easy updates of controller BIOS. ■ Hot swap rebuild of fault tolerant arrays through the operating system. 1-3

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Introduction
Hardware Requirements
The following list summarizes the hardware requirements:
■
Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
■
A motherboard that meets the following compatibility
requirements:
–
Complies with the
PCI Local Bus Specification,
Revision 2.2
and higher.
–
Supports multifunction devices where one of the devices is a
PCI bridge.
–
Provides large memory-mapped address ranges.
■
At least 128 MB of RAM
■
An available 32- or 64-bit PCI or PCI-X slot
■
20 MB of free drive space
■
16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
■
CD drive (that is
not
part of the RAID you are installing)
Controller Features
Features Overview
The Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA controller supports:
■
RAID levels 0, and 1 using Adaptec’s HostRAID technology.
■
Supports
PCI Local Bus Specification
, Revision 2.2.
■
64-bit, 66-133 MHz PCI-X interface compatible with
64-bit PCI slots.
■
RAID creation using Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC).
■
Easy array configuration and status using Adaptec Storage
Manager
.
Install Adaptec Storage Manager as described in
Chapter 4,
Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager
.
■
Flash ROM for easy updates of controller BIOS.
■
Hot swap rebuild of fault tolerant arrays through the operating
system.