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SAS Device Cables and Connectors, After Installing the Intel® RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/ - firmware

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SAS Device Cables and Connectors The figure below illustrates the cable necessary for connecting SAS or SATA drives to the Intel® RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX card. Also the cable necessary to connect the Intel® RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX card to an internal drive bay. Figure 7. Internal SAS cables for Connecting SAS or SATA devices After Installing the Intel® RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX Card After you install the Intel® RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX card and power up your system, firmware on the controller automatically configures the controller for caching. You can view the configuration and change the configuration using firmware on the controller. 1. For your operating system to communicate with your Intel® RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX card, you need to install a driver that matches your OS. The drivers perform these functions: 2. They support the PCI Express* protocol. 3. They support multiple RAID storage adapters. 4. They provide the ability to see newly configured logical drives in the configuration software utility without rebooting the system. 14 Intel® RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX User Guide

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Intel® RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX User Guide
SAS Device Cables and Connectors
The figure below illustrates the cable necessary for connecting SAS or SATA drives to the
Intel
®
RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX card. Also the cable
necessary to connect the Intel
®
RAID SSD Cache Controller
RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX card to an internal drive bay.
Figure 7. Internal SAS cables for Connecting SAS or SATA devices
After Installing the Intel
®
RAID SSD Cache Controller
RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX Card
After you install the Intel
®
RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX
card and power up your system, firmware on the controller automatically configures the
controller for caching. You can view the configuration and change the configuration using
firmware on the controller.
1.
For your operating system to communicate with your Intel
®
RAID SSD Cache
Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX card, you need to install a driver that
matches your OS. The drivers perform these functions:
2.
They support the PCI Express* protocol.
3.
They support multiple RAID storage adapters.
4.
They provide the ability to see newly configured logical drives in the configuration
software utility without rebooting the system.