Asus Adaptec 2020 ZCR User Manual - Page 16

Drive Requirements, Operating System Compatibility, Red Hat Linux-Professional, Enterprise

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Introduction Drive Requirements You need to have enough drives available for the RAID array level you want to build. For details, see Appendix E, About RAID. Note: Arrays work best when all array members (drives) are identical. 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. Refer to the Readme file on the Adaptec installation CD for additional motherboard compatibility information. ■ At least 128 MB of RAM ■ An available 32- or 64-bit PCI slot ■ An available 32- or 64-bit PCI or PCI-X slot (For Adaptec 2020ZCR, 2130SLP, and 2230SLP controllers only) ■ 20 MB of free drive space ■ 16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600 ■ CD-ROM drive (that is not part of the RAID you are installing) Operating System Compatibility The following operating systems are supported: ■ Windows 2000-Server, Advanced Server, Professional ■ Windows 2003 Server-Standard and Advanced ■ Windows XP-Home Edition and Pro ■ Red Hat Linux-Professional, Enterprise, and Advanced Server 1-4

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Introduction
Drive Requirements
You need to have enough drives available for the RAID array level
you want to build. For details, see
Appendix E,
About RAID
.
Note:
Arrays work best when all array members (drives) are
identical.
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.
Refer to the
Readme
file on the Adaptec installation CD for
additional motherboard compatibility information.
At least 128 MB of RAM
An available 32- or 64-bit PCI slot
An available 32- or 64-bit PCI or PCI-X slot (For Adaptec
2020ZCR, 2130SLP, and 2230SLP controllers only)
20 MB of free drive space
16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
CD-ROM drive (that is
not
part of the RAID you are installing)
Operating System Compatibility
The following operating systems are supported:
Windows 2000—Server, Advanced Server, Professional
Windows 2003 Server—Standard and Advanced
Windows XP—Home Edition and Pro
Red Hat Linux—Professional, Enterprise, and Advanced Server