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Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 14 Kit Contents ● Adaptec RAID controller ● RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide ● Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD (not bootable), including user guides for Adaptec Storage Manager and the ARCCONF command line utility ● Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your kit does, the type and quantity vary-for cable information about your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.) ● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket ● Adaptec SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● Motherboard with these features: ● Compliant with PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2 or later ● Support for multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge ● Large memory-mapped address ranges Refer to the Readme file on the RAID installation CD for additional motherboard compatibility information. ● One of these operating systems: ● Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows VistaTM ● Red Hat® Linux 3.0, 4.0 ● SUSE Linux ES 9.0, 10.0 Note: For the latest on Adaptec's support of Linux, or to download driver sources, visit the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. ● Novell® NetWare® 6.5 ● SCO® OpenServer® 6.0 ● UnixWare® 7.1.4 ● Sun® SolarisTM 10 ● VMware ESX Server 3.0 (driver support only; storage management must be done through the ARC utility-see page 84) ● FreeBSD 5.4, 6.0 (driver support only; storage management must be done through the ARC utility-see page 84) Note: For up-to-date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select your controller type and OS support to generate a list of supported operating systems. ● 128 MB (or more) of RAM ● Available compatible PCI/PCI-X/PCIe slot (depending on your controller model-see the descriptions starting on page 15) ● 20 MB of free disk drive space ● 16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600 ● CD drive

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Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements
14
Kit Contents
Adaptec RAID controller
RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this
Guide
Adaptec Storage Manager
Installation CD (not bootable), including user guides for
Adaptec Storage Manager and the ARCCONF command line utility
Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your kit does, the type and quantity vary—for cable
information about your controller, visit
the Adaptec Web site at
www.adaptec.com
.)
(
Selected models only
) Low-profile bracket
Adaptec SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide
System Requirements
PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
Motherboard with these features:
Compliant with
PCI Local Bus Specification,
Revision 2.2
or later
Support for multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge
Large memory-mapped address ranges
Refer to the Readme file on the RAID installation CD for additional motherboard
compatibility information.
One of these operating systems:
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista
TM
Red Hat
®
Linux 3.0, 4.0
SUSE Linux ES 9.0, 10.0
Note:
For the latest on Adaptec’s support of Linux, or to download driver sources, visit
the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at
www.adaptec.com
.
Novell
®
NetWare
®
6.5
SCO
®
OpenServer
®
6.0
UnixWare
®
7.1.4
Sun
®
Solaris
TM
10
VMware ESX Server 3.0 (driver support only; storage management must be done
through the ARC utility—see
page 84
)
FreeBSD 5.4, 6.0 (driver support only; storage management must be done through the
ARC utility—see
page 84
)
Note:
For up-to-date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at
www.adaptec.com
. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers.
Select your controller type and OS support to generate a list of supported operating
systems.
128 MB (or more) of RAM
Available compatible PCI/PCI-X/PCIe slot (depending on your controller model—see the
descriptions starting on
page 15
)
20 MB of free disk drive space
16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
CD drive