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This is a guide to the rest of the document, providing a summary of the Installation Process 1-5 Storage Management Software Overview 1-6 Safety Information 1-7 Read this First Read this Chapter... 1 Introduction In this chapter before you begin installing your new Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA controller. Read this First 1-1 System Requirements 1-2 Kit Contents 1-3 About the Documentation 1-4 Controller Features 1-5 Overview of the installation process. 1-1
This is a guide to the rest of the document, providing a summary of the Installation Process 1-5 Storage Management Software Overview 1-6 Safety Information 1-7 Read this First Read this Chapter... 1 Introduction In this chapter before you begin installing your new Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA controller. Read this First 1-1 System Requirements 1-2 Kit Contents 1-3 About the Documentation 1-4 Controller Features 1-5 Overview of the installation process. 1-1
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Introduction Kit Contents Your Adaptec controller kit includes: s Adaptec 1210SA controller (see below . Connector for Serial ATA drive 1 Connector for details) Adaptec 1210SA Controller The Adaptec 1210SA controller is shown below ) s Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA Quick Installation Guide s Installation CD s Low-profile bracket s Two Serial ATA interface cables s Warranty card s Technical Support ID (TSID) label (see page iii for Serial ATA drive 0 1-3 Note the position of the Serial ATA interface connectors necessary for attaching the Serial ATA hard drives.
Introduction Kit Contents Your Adaptec controller kit includes: s Adaptec 1210SA controller (see below . Connector for Serial ATA drive 1 Connector for details) Adaptec 1210SA Controller The Adaptec 1210SA controller is shown below ) s Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA Quick Installation Guide s Installation CD s Low-profile bracket s Two Serial ATA interface cables s Warranty card s Technical Support ID (TSID) label (see page iii for Serial ATA drive 0 1-3 Note the position of the Serial ATA interface connectors necessary for attaching the Serial ATA hard drives.
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... the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA User's Guide, which is included in most situations. Introduction About the Documentation The documentation set for this kit includes: s Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA Quick Installation Guide-This printed guide contains the essential information for the Autorun. To read this guide) s Release Notes-Before beginning your installation, review the release notes associated with the Adaptec 1210SA controller...
... the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA User's Guide, which is included in most situations. Introduction About the Documentation The documentation set for this kit includes: s Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA Quick Installation Guide-This printed guide contains the essential information for the Autorun. To read this guide) s Release Notes-Before beginning your installation, review the release notes associated with the Adaptec 1210SA controller...
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... drives have installed your Adaptec 1210SA controller and connected your Serial ATA hard drives, you are shown. If Setup does not allow the Adaptec 1210SA controller to enter Setup and change , your computer to be configurable to allow this change the hard disk boot sequence so that all drives and controllers are ready to use the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility...
... drives have installed your Adaptec 1210SA controller and connected your Serial ATA hard drives, you are shown. If Setup does not allow the Adaptec 1210SA controller to enter Setup and change , your computer to be configurable to allow this change the hard disk boot sequence so that all drives and controllers are ready to use the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility...
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... the bottom of the screen. If you miss your chance, restart this scenario, you are adding a controller to complete it correctly. To install the driver: 1 Install and configure your controller. 16 Insert the driver disk you only have 5 seconds. Otherwise, Windows will not recognize your... when prompted to the appropriate operating system, then press Enter. Installing the Driver in Chapter 2, Installing the Controller. 2 Create a driver disk: a Insert the Adaptec installation CD and wait for a suitable driver. 18 When the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID driver is on -screen instructions.
... the bottom of the screen. If you miss your chance, restart this scenario, you are adding a controller to complete it correctly. To install the driver: 1 Install and configure your controller. 16 Insert the driver disk you only have 5 seconds. Otherwise, Windows will not recognize your... when prompted to the appropriate operating system, then press Enter. Installing the Driver in Chapter 2, Installing the Controller. 2 Create a driver disk: a Insert the Adaptec installation CD and wait for a suitable driver. 18 When the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID driver is on -screen instructions.
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... 3 Start Windows. Note: If your installation is complete. 10 Press Ctrl-A when prompted to enter the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility. Select the floppy disk drive as needed to complete the controller installation. 7 Remove the driver disk. 8 Windows 2000 only-Restart the computer. 9 If creating an array...the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU). 12 From the ACU menu, select Create Array. 13 Select the disks for your new Serial ATA hard drives. (For more details about the ARC utility, see Appendix B.) Note: Once the array is displayed. 15 In the Array Properties...
... 3 Start Windows. Note: If your installation is complete. 10 Press Ctrl-A when prompted to enter the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility. Select the floppy disk drive as needed to complete the controller installation. 7 Remove the driver disk. 8 Windows 2000 only-Restart the computer. 9 If creating an array...the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU). 12 From the ACU menu, select Create Array. 13 Select the disks for your new Serial ATA hard drives. (For more details about the ARC utility, see Appendix B.) Note: Once the array is displayed. 15 In the Array Properties...
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The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is ARC? s SATA Configuration Utility-Enables you to modify the SATA channel interface definitions and SATA device configuration options. ...that includes: s Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-Enables the creation, configuration, and management of arrays. s Controller Configuration Utility (CCU)-Allows you to modify controller BIOS boot and display options. s SATASelect Utility-Enables changing Serial ATA (SATA) device and controller settings. What is ARC? A BIOS Utilities In this Chapter... s Disk Utilities-For formatting and ...
The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is ARC? s SATA Configuration Utility-Enables you to modify the SATA channel interface definitions and SATA device configuration options. ...that includes: s Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-Enables the creation, configuration, and management of arrays. s Controller Configuration Utility (CCU)-Allows you to modify controller BIOS boot and display options. s SATASelect Utility-Enables changing Serial ATA (SATA) device and controller settings. What is ARC? A BIOS Utilities In this Chapter... s Disk Utilities-For formatting and ...
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... controller's BIOS or MS-DOS. Standard parallel interface to IDE hard disks typically used is sometimes referred to create, configure, and manage arrays from available space and made up of one or more physical disks. ACU Array Configuration Utility. Glossary-1 Serial ATA ...(SATA), is a successor to parallel ATA, which logical devices (arrays) are typically used to as a container. See also container, segment, volume, spanned volume, RAID 0, RAID 1. An application used to the available space pool...
... controller's BIOS or MS-DOS. Standard parallel interface to IDE hard disks typically used is sometimes referred to create, configure, and manage arrays from available space and made up of one or more physical disks. ACU Array Configuration Utility. Glossary-1 Serial ATA ...(SATA), is a successor to parallel ATA, which logical devices (arrays) are typically used to as a container. See also container, segment, volume, spanned volume, RAID 0, RAID 1. An application used to the available space pool...
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... command. The array is in megabytes or gigabytes. For Serial ATA channels, each channel has a single drive capacity. Glossary-2 build Background initialization of information between storage devices and a RAID controller. C cache Fast-access memory on the controller that serves as the boot device. chunk See stripe. ... state. See also clear. background consistency check Option that is read from the blocks. RAID 1 copies the contents of disks used for data that forces the controller to constantly check all portions of the primary drive to , drives. bootable array Array ...
... command. The array is in megabytes or gigabytes. For Serial ATA channels, each channel has a single drive capacity. Glossary-2 build Background initialization of information between storage devices and a RAID controller. C cache Fast-access memory on the controller that serves as the boot device. chunk See stripe. ... state. See also clear. background consistency check Option that is read from the blocks. RAID 1 copies the contents of disks used for data that forces the controller to constantly check all portions of the primary drive to , drives. bootable array Array ...
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... regions of the same disk. See also volume, spanned volume, RAID 0, RAID 1. snapshot Instantaneous read-only copy of a logical device and cannot be restored to show all currently available resources. A segment is redundant. rescan Process of parallel, interface. Serial ATA (SATA) A successor to ATA that spans two or more segments. spanned volume A simple volume that...
... regions of the same disk. See also volume, spanned volume, RAID 0, RAID 1. snapshot Instantaneous read-only copy of a logical device and cannot be restored to show all currently available resources. A segment is redundant. rescan Process of parallel, interface. Serial ATA (SATA) A successor to ATA that spans two or more segments. spanned volume A simple volume that...