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After Installing the RAID Controller, SAS Device Cables and Connectors

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System throughput problems can occur if the SAS cables are not the correct type. To minimize the potential for problems, use the following guidelines: - Use cables no longer than 10 meters (393.37 in.). (Use shorter cables, if possible.) - Use cables that meet the SAS specification. - Route the SAS cables carefully. 7. Turn on the power to the system. Reinstall the computer cover, and reconnect the AC power cords. Turn on power to the host computer. Make sure that the power is turned on to the SAS devices, SATA devices, or both before or at the same time that the power is turned on to the host computer. If the computer is powered on before these devices, the devices might not be recognized. During boot, a BIOS message appears. The firmware takes several seconds to initialize. The configuration utility prompt times out after several seconds. The second portion of the BIOS message shows the 12Gb/s Intel® RAID Controller number, firmware version, and cache SDRAM size. The numbering of the controllers follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the host motherboard. 8. Run the RAID BIOS Console Configuration Utility. Run the RAID BIOS Console Configuration Utility to configure the drive groups and the virtual drives. When the message Press Ctrl+G for RAID BIOS Console appears on the screen, immediately press Ctrl+G to run the utility. 9. Install the operating system driver. The 12Gb/s Intel® RAID Controllers can operate under various operating systems. To operate under these operating systems, you must install the software drivers. After Installing the RAID Controller After you install the 12Gb/s Intel® RAID Controller, you must configure the controller and install the operating system driver. The Intel® RAID Software User Guide instructs you on the configuration options and how to set them on your 12Gb/s Intel® RAID Controller. The Intel SAS Device Driver Installation User Guide provides detailed installation instructions for operating system drivers. SAS Device Cables and Connectors This section describes the cables and the connectors used on the 12Gb/s Intel® RAID Controllers and provides step-by-step instructions for connecting SAS drives, SATA drives, or both to the 12Gb/s Intel® RAID Controller. The SAS protocol and the SATA protocol use a thin, 7-wire connector instead of the 68-wire SCSI cable or the 40-wire ATA cable. 16 12Gb/s Intel® RAID Controllers User Guide

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12Gb/s Intel® RAID Controllers User Guide
System throughput problems can occur if the SAS cables are not the correct type.
To minimize the potential for problems, use the following guidelines:
—
Use cables no longer than 10 meters (393.37 in.). (Use shorter cables, if
possible.)
—
Use cables that meet the SAS specification.
—
Route the SAS cables carefully.
7.
Turn on the power to the system.
Reinstall the computer cover, and reconnect the AC power cords. Turn on power to
the host computer. Make sure that the power is turned on to the SAS devices, SATA
devices, or both before or at the same time that the power is turned on to the host
computer. If the computer is powered on before these devices, the devices might
not be recognized.
During boot, a BIOS message appears. The firmware takes several seconds to
initialize. The configuration utility prompt times out after several seconds. The
second portion of the BIOS message shows the 12Gb/s Intel
®
RAID Controller
number, firmware version, and cache SDRAM size. The numbering of the
controllers follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the host motherboard.
8.
Run the RAID BIOS Console Configuration Utility.
Run the RAID BIOS Console Configuration Utility to configure the drive groups
and the virtual drives. When the message
Press Ctrl+G for RAID BIOS
Console
appears on the screen, immediately press Ctrl+G to run the utility.
9.
Install the operating system driver.
The 12Gb/s Intel
®
RAID Controllers can operate under various operating systems.
To operate under these operating systems, you must install the software drivers.
After Installing the RAID Controller
After you install the 12Gb/s Intel
®
RAID Controller, you must configure the controller
and install the operating system driver. The
Intel
®
RAID Software User Guide
instructs
you on the configuration options and how to set them on your 12Gb/s Intel
®
RAID
Controller. The
Intel SAS Device Driver Installation User Guide
provides detailed
installation instructions for operating system drivers.
SAS Device Cables and Connectors
This section describes the cables and the connectors used on the 12Gb/s Intel
®
RAID
Controllers and provides step-by-step instructions for connecting SAS drives, SATA
drives, or both to the 12Gb/s Intel
®
RAID Controller. The SAS protocol and the SATA
protocol use a thin, 7-wire connector instead of the 68-wire SCSI cable or the 40-wire
ATA cable.