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Preface

This guide is the hardware reference and user’s guide for the Intel

®

RAID Controller

SRCU42E. It contains complete installation instructions and specifications .

For information about how to configure the RAID Controller SRCU42E, and for an overview

of the software drivers, see the

Intel RAID Software User’s Guide

.

Audience

This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers and related

support devices. The people who benefit from this book are:

•

Engineers who are designing an RAID Controller SRCU42E into a system

•

Anyone installing an RAID Controller SRCU42E in their RAID system

Organization

This document has the following chapters and appendixes:

•

Chapter 1, “Overview,” provides a general overview of the RAID Controller SRCU42E.

•

Chapter 2, “Hardware Installation,” describes the procedures for installing the RAID

Controller SRCU42E.

•

Chapter 3, “Intel

®

RAID Controller SRCU42E Technical Reference,” describes the

technical specifications for the RAID Controller SRCU42E.

•

Chapter A, “Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations,” lists and explains the terms and

abbreviations used in this manual.

Related Publications

Intel

®

RAID Software User’s Guide

on the Resource CD included with the RAID controller.

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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