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Chapter 2

Hardware Installation

This chapter describes the procedures for installing the Intel

®

RAID Controller SRCU42E. It

contains the following sections:

•

Section 2.1, “Requirements,” page 19

•

Section 2.2, “Quick Installation,” page 20

•

Section 2.3, “Detailed Installation,” page 20

•

Section 2.4, “After You Have Installed the RAID Controller,” page 25

2.1

Requirements

The following items are required to install the RAID controller:

•

An Intel

®

RAID Controller SRCU42E

•

A host computer with an available x8 PCI Express* expansion slot

•

The Resource CD

•

The necessary internal and/or external SCSI cables. Ensure that the SCSI cables conform

to all SCSI specifications.

•

Ultra, Ultra2, Ultra160, or Ultra320 SCSI hard disk drives (although backward

compatible, SCSI uses the speed of the slowest device on the bus)

•

The Intel® Portable Cache Module (optional) or one 128-, 256-, or 512-Mbyte 200 MHz

DDR1 ECC PC2700 DDR333 memory DIMM (your RAID Controller SRCU42E may

come with a 128 Mbyte DIMM pre-installed)

Intel strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).

Section	Page
Preface	8
Contents	11
Figures	12
Tables	13
Chapter 1 Overview	15
1.1 Overview	15
1.2 Features	16
1.3 Hardware	17
1.3.1 RAID Controller Configurations	17
Table 1-1 Intel® Raid Controller SRCU42E Features	17
1.3.2 Configuration on Disk	18
1.3.3 Drive Roaming	18
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation	19
2.1 Requirements	19
2.2 Quick Installation	20
2.3 Detailed Installation	20
Figure 2.1 Install the Intel Portable Cache Module	21
Figure 2.2 Inserting the Intel® RAID Controller SRCU42E in a x8 PCI Express* Slot	22
Table 2-1 Target ID’s	22
Figure 2.3 Terminating an Internal SCSI Disk Array	24
2.4 After You Have Installed the RAID Controller	25
Chapter 3 Intel® RAID Controller SRCU42E Technical Reference	26
3.1 Overview	26
Figure 3.1 Intel® RAID Controller SRCU42E Layout	26
Table 3-1 Intel® RAID Controller SRCU42E Headers and Connectors	27
3.2 Intel® RAID Controller SRCU42E Characteristics	28
Table 3-2 Intel® RAID Controller SRCU42E Characteristics	28
3.3 Technical Specifications	28
3.3.1 RAID Controller Specifications	28
Table 3-3 Intel® RAID Controller SRCU42E Specifications	28
3.3.2 Array Performance Features	29
Table 3-4 Array Performance Features	29
3.3.3 Fault Tolerance	30
Table 3-5 Fault Tolerance Features	30
3.3.4 Electrical Characteristics	30
Table 3-6 Maximum Power Requirements	30
3.3.5 Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics	30
3.3.6 Safety Characteristics	31

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