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... Cables to the Controller . . . 17 Step 2. Installing Your 3ware RAID Controller 15 Tools You Need 15 Before You Start 15 Step 1 (9650SE-2LP). Install the Controller in the Computer 18 Step 3. Finishing Up the RAID Controller Installation 28 Step 6. Configure Your RAID Arrays 28 Chapter ...Guide iv Chapter 1. Connecting Drive Activity LED Indicators (Optional 21 Step 5. Table of this Package 1 System Requirements 2 9650SE RAID Controller Card Models 4 Cables 7 Safety Information 10 Chapter 2. Connect the Cables to the Drives 20 Step 3. Installing the Battery...
... Cables to the Controller . . . 17 Step 2. Installing Your 3ware RAID Controller 15 Tools You Need 15 Before You Start 15 Step 1 (9650SE-2LP). Install the Controller in the Computer 18 Step 3. Finishing Up the RAID Controller Installation 28 Step 6. Configure Your RAID Arrays 28 Chapter ...Guide iv Chapter 1. Connecting Drive Activity LED Indicators (Optional 21 Step 5. Table of this Package 1 System Requirements 2 9650SE RAID Controller Card Models 4 Cables 7 Safety Information 10 Chapter 2. Connect the Cables to the Drives 20 Step 3. Installing the Battery...
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... an HTML version of the 3ware® 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller. Chapter Description 1 Getting Started Overview of the 3ware RAID controller and important safety factors to install a 3ware Battery Backup Unit Backup Unit (BBU) on your 3ware RAID controller The following additional documentation is available in mind during installation 2 Installing Your 3ware How to install your 3ware RAID controller RAID Controller 3 Installing the Battery How to...
... an HTML version of the 3ware® 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller. Chapter Description 1 Getting Started Overview of the 3ware RAID controller and important safety factors to install a 3ware Battery Backup Unit Backup Unit (BBU) on your 3ware RAID controller The following additional documentation is available in mind during installation 2 Installing Your 3ware How to install your 3ware RAID controller RAID Controller 3 Installing the Battery How to...
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... protection and performance (BBU must be purchased separately, and is not supported on 9650SE-2LP.) RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD, and Hot Spare (RAID 6 and RAID 50 are available only with 3ware RAID controller models that have 8 or more ports) PCI Express® x1, x4, or x8 connectivity Contents of this Package If you...
... protection and performance (BBU must be purchased separately, and is not supported on 9650SE-2LP.) RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, Single Disk, JBOD, and Hot Spare (RAID 6 and RAID 50 are available only with 3ware RAID controller models that have 8 or more ports) PCI Express® x1, x4, or x8 connectivity Contents of this Package If you...
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... Requirements Motherboard and Slot Requirements A workstation-class or server-class motherboard with PCI-Express® slot that each support up to four serial ATA drives. One is available at http://www.3ware.com/products/ compatibility_sata2.asp 2 3ware 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide For more about these cables see "Multi-lane Cables" on page...
... Requirements Motherboard and Slot Requirements A workstation-class or server-class motherboard with PCI-Express® slot that each support up to four serial ATA drives. One is available at http://www.3ware.com/products/ compatibility_sata2.asp 2 3ware 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide For more about these cables see "Multi-lane Cables" on page...
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... capacity or physical form factor. System Requirements Table 1: Required Slots for 3ware RAID Controller Models Controller Model 9650SE-2LP 9650SE-4LPML 9650SE-8LPML 9650SE-12LPML 9650SE-16LPML 9650SE-24M8 PCI-E X1 Yes No No No No No PCI-E X4 Yes Yes Yes No No No PCI-E X8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes PCI-E x16 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Drive Requirements Depending on...
... capacity or physical form factor. System Requirements Table 1: Required Slots for 3ware RAID Controller Models Controller Model 9650SE-2LP 9650SE-4LPML 9650SE-8LPML 9650SE-12LPML 9650SE-16LPML 9650SE-24M8 PCI-E X1 Yes No No No No No PCI-E X4 Yes Yes Yes No No No PCI-E X8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes PCI-E x16 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Drive Requirements Depending on...
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... Adequate air flow and cooling Adequate power supply for drives 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager), a browser-based application used to configure and maintain RAID units, requires one of the following browsers: Internet Explorer 5.5 and later Mozilla Firefox...resolution should be 1024 x 768 or greater, with 16-bit color or greater. 9650SE RAID Controller Card Models Figure 1. 2-Port 3ware 9650SE-2LP Serial ATA RAID Controller LED Connector Heat Sink Ports: 0 (on top) 1 (on the bottom) 4 3ware 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Chapter 1.
... Adequate air flow and cooling Adequate power supply for drives 3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager), a browser-based application used to configure and maintain RAID units, requires one of the following browsers: Internet Explorer 5.5 and later Mozilla Firefox...resolution should be 1024 x 768 or greater, with 16-bit color or greater. 9650SE RAID Controller Card Models Figure 1. 2-Port 3ware 9650SE-2LP Serial ATA RAID Controller LED Connector Heat Sink Ports: 0 (on top) 1 (on the bottom) 4 3ware 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Chapter 1.
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9650SE RAID Controller Card Models Figure 2. 4-Port 3ware 9650SE-4LPML Serial ATA RAID Controller I2C connector LED Connector Heat Sink Ports: 0 thru 3 Slots for battery holder BBU connector and hole for post Figure 3. 8-Port 3ware 9650SE-8LPML Serial ATA RAID Controller I2C connector LED Connectors Heat Sink Ports: 4 thru 7 0 thru 3 Slots for battery BBU connector and hole for post www.3ware.com 5
9650SE RAID Controller Card Models Figure 2. 4-Port 3ware 9650SE-4LPML Serial ATA RAID Controller I2C connector LED Connector Heat Sink Ports: 0 thru 3 Slots for battery holder BBU connector and hole for post Figure 3. 8-Port 3ware 9650SE-8LPML Serial ATA RAID Controller I2C connector LED Connectors Heat Sink Ports: 4 thru 7 0 thru 3 Slots for battery BBU connector and hole for post www.3ware.com 5
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Getting Started Figure 4. 12-Port 3ware 9650SE-12ML Serial ATA RAID Controller I2C connector LED Connectors Heat sink Ports: 8 thru 11 4 thru 7 0 thru 3 Holes for battery holder BBU connector and hole for post Figure 5. 16-Port 3ware 9650SE-16ML Serial ATA RAID Controller I2C connector LED Connectors Heat sink Ports: 12 thru 15 8 thru 11 4 thru 7 0 thru 3 Holes for battery holder BBU connector and hole for post 6 3ware 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Chapter 1.
Getting Started Figure 4. 12-Port 3ware 9650SE-12ML Serial ATA RAID Controller I2C connector LED Connectors Heat sink Ports: 8 thru 11 4 thru 7 0 thru 3 Holes for battery holder BBU connector and hole for post Figure 5. 16-Port 3ware 9650SE-16ML Serial ATA RAID Controller I2C connector LED Connectors Heat sink Ports: 12 thru 15 8 thru 11 4 thru 7 0 thru 3 Holes for battery holder BBU connector and hole for post 6 3ware 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Chapter 1.
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... a cable, see the list of Multi-lane cables can result in drives that are included with your 3ware RAID controller. Using an incorrect cable can be used with your controller. Cables Figure 6. 24-Port 3ware 9650SE-24M8 Serial ATA RAID Controller I2C connector LED Connectors Heat sink Ports: 16 thru 23 8 thru 15 0 thru 7 Holes for battery holder...
... a cable, see the list of Multi-lane cables can result in drives that are included with your 3ware RAID controller. Using an incorrect cable can be used with your controller. Cables Figure 6. 24-Port 3ware 9650SE-24M8 Serial ATA RAID Controller I2C connector LED Connectors Heat sink Ports: 16 thru 23 8 thru 15 0 thru 7 Holes for battery holder...
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Getting Started Multi-lane breakout cables for 4-port, 8-port, 12-port, and 16-port ML controllers For use with most 3ware 9650SE Multi-lane controllers (except the 24-port). Figure 8. Note: This is the type of cable that ships with a multi-lane-enabled drive backplane that has individual SATA connectors ... SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector on one end and four individual SATA connectors on the other end (Figure 7). Multi-lane Cable Serial ATA (SFF-8087) 8 3ware 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Chapter 1. Depending on each end (Figure 8).
Getting Started Multi-lane breakout cables for 4-port, 8-port, 12-port, and 16-port ML controllers For use with most 3ware 9650SE Multi-lane controllers (except the 24-port). Figure 8. Note: This is the type of cable that ships with a multi-lane-enabled drive backplane that has individual SATA connectors ... SFF-8087 Multi-lane connector on one end and four individual SATA connectors on the other end (Figure 7). Multi-lane Cable Serial ATA (SFF-8087) 8 3ware 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Chapter 1. Depending on each end (Figure 8).
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... a chassis that is provided for 4-port, 8-port, 12-port, and 16-port controllers To connect from a 3ware 9650SE multi-lane RAID controller to SFF-8470 Serial ATA Converter Cable Safety Information To reduce the risk of airborne particles (other (Figure 10). The 3ware 9650SE RAID controller card should have a SFF-8087 connector on one end and an Infini-band... product is designed to operate as a component to a computer system.The environment that has SFF-8470 connectors on the other than normal room dust). 10 3ware 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
... a chassis that is provided for 4-port, 8-port, 12-port, and 16-port controllers To connect from a 3ware 9650SE multi-lane RAID controller to SFF-8470 Serial ATA Converter Cable Safety Information To reduce the risk of airborne particles (other (Figure 10). The 3ware 9650SE RAID controller card should have a SFF-8087 connector on one end and an Infini-band... product is designed to operate as a component to a computer system.The environment that has SFF-8470 connectors on the other than normal room dust). 10 3ware 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
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...In regions that are susceptible to electrical storms, we recommend disconnecting all phone, network, and power cables. Provided with the 3ware 9650SE RAID controller. Do not replace the factory-installed heat sink shipped with a properly grounded wall outlet. Provided a product main power disconnect... contain valuable data, back them up and save the data elsewhere before attaching the drives to the controller. Personal Safety When Installing the 9650SE RAID Controller in this package or removing the protective covers of any of vibration or physical shock. Isolated...
...In regions that are susceptible to electrical storms, we recommend disconnecting all phone, network, and power cables. Provided with the 3ware 9650SE RAID controller. Do not replace the factory-installed heat sink shipped with a properly grounded wall outlet. Provided a product main power disconnect... contain valuable data, back them up and save the data elsewhere before attaching the drives to the controller. Personal Safety When Installing the 9650SE RAID Controller in this package or removing the protective covers of any of vibration or physical shock. Isolated...
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... remove the 3ware RAID controller from its protective bag until you install the 3ware RAID controller next to disburse it. It is open slot. 3ware 9650SE RAID controllers must have adequate airflow in order to an open and its internal parts are exposed, do not obstruct the air flow or prevent proper ventilation of PCI Express slot required for 3ware 9650SE RAID controllers. Getting...
... remove the 3ware RAID controller from its protective bag until you install the 3ware RAID controller next to disburse it. It is open slot. 3ware 9650SE RAID controllers must have adequate airflow in order to an open and its internal parts are exposed, do not obstruct the air flow or prevent proper ventilation of PCI Express slot required for 3ware 9650SE RAID controllers. Getting...
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...: Overall indicator, which lights when any drive is active. Individual LED indicators, for the Chassis Reference list (www.3ware.com/ products/compatibility_sata.asp). Do NOT insert the 9650SE controller into a PCI-X slot. www.3ware.com 13 These slots cannot accommodate a 9650SE RAID controller or other PCI-E device. Please check the 3ware web site for each connected SATA port.
...: Overall indicator, which lights when any drive is active. Individual LED indicators, for the Chassis Reference list (www.3ware.com/ products/compatibility_sata.asp). Do NOT insert the 9650SE controller into a PCI-X slot. www.3ware.com 13 These slots cannot accommodate a 9650SE RAID controller or other PCI-E device. Please check the 3ware web site for each connected SATA port.
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...an enclosure. If you are not already installed in your computer, you may want to power before or after installing the 9650SE controller. Installing Your 3ware RAID Controller" on the system or you will not be easily removed in "Chapter 2. Chapter 1. Be sure to install the drives...your system. Excessive force can be able to see the 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. When to follow the installation instructions in the event of the RAID Controller Be careful when installing the 3ware RAID controller into hot-swappable enclosures, so that they can damage the...
...an enclosure. If you are not already installed in your computer, you may want to power before or after installing the 9650SE controller. Installing Your 3ware RAID Controller" on the system or you will not be easily removed in "Chapter 2. Chapter 1. Be sure to install the drives...your system. Excessive force can be able to see the 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide. When to follow the installation instructions in the event of the RAID Controller Be careful when installing the 3ware RAID controller into hot-swappable enclosures, so that they can damage the...
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...you may need the following tools during installation: An ESD grounding strap or mat A Phillips screwdriver Before You Start 3ware 9650SE RAID controllers can be installed in a standard enclosure or in an enclosure with the transfer rate set the PM2 (power management) jumper on the...came with your disk drives to see "Chapter 3. If this is the case for your hard drive manufacturers documentation or website on the controller before proceeding. Chapter 2. Installing the Battery Backup Unit". 3 If appropriate, set to 3.0Gbps. Please check with your drives, you ...
...you may need the following tools during installation: An ESD grounding strap or mat A Phillips screwdriver Before You Start 3ware 9650SE RAID controllers can be installed in a standard enclosure or in an enclosure with the transfer rate set the PM2 (power management) jumper on the...came with your disk drives to see "Chapter 3. If this is the case for your hard drive manufacturers documentation or website on the controller before proceeding. Chapter 2. Installing the Battery Backup Unit". 3 If appropriate, set to 3.0Gbps. Please check with your drives, you ...
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... not to which port you will attach.) 16 3ware 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide SATA Cables Being Inserted Into Port Port 0 is on the end of each hard drive you want to connect the first cable. 3 Align the cable connector with the controller. (For other 9650SE models, turn to the next page.) One edge... connect one direction. This helps to ensure proper orientation and installation 2 Decide to insert or remove the SATA cable connector at an angle. Installing Your 3ware RAID Controller Step 1 (9650SE-2LP).
... not to which port you will attach.) 16 3ware 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide SATA Cables Being Inserted Into Port Port 0 is on the end of each hard drive you want to connect the first cable. 3 Align the cable connector with the controller. (For other 9650SE models, turn to the next page.) One edge... connect one direction. This helps to ensure proper orientation and installation 2 Decide to insert or remove the SATA cable connector at an angle. Installing Your 3ware RAID Controller Step 1 (9650SE-2LP).
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... will be used to use for the slot. Only the 3ware 9650SE-2LP RAID controller will mate with the PCI Express slot pins when pushed into a PCI or PCI-X slot could potentially damage the board or system, and void the warranty of which slot to secure the 3ware RAID controller after you want to use, see the documentation for your...
... will be used to use for the slot. Only the 3ware 9650SE-2LP RAID controller will mate with the PCI Express slot pins when pushed into a PCI or PCI-X slot could potentially damage the board or system, and void the warranty of which slot to secure the 3ware RAID controller after you want to use, see the documentation for your...
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... filler bracket in doubt about what slots you have, check the documentation for the 3ware 9650SE controller. Step 2. Inserting Controller Into PCI Express Slot Do NOT use a PCI or PCI-X slot. If in step 5. 9 When you tighten the screw on the edge of the 3ware RAID controller directly above the PCI Express slot until it is not slanted in any direction;
... filler bracket in doubt about what slots you have, check the documentation for the 3ware 9650SE controller. Step 2. Inserting Controller Into PCI Express Slot Do NOT use a PCI or PCI-X slot. If in step 5. 9 When you tighten the screw on the edge of the 3ware RAID controller directly above the PCI Express slot until it is not slanted in any direction;
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Figure 14. Finishing Up the RAID Controller Installation" on this page apply if you are not already installed in the computer chassis or hot swap carriers, install them now. 2 For each SATA ... Connecting to Drive 3 Be sure that the power supply is keyed to "Step 5. Connecting Drive Activity LED Indicators (Optional)" on the next page. 1 If your controller to the Drives Note: The steps on page 28. 20 3ware 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Installing Your 3ware RAID Controller Step 3. Chapter 2.
Figure 14. Finishing Up the RAID Controller Installation" on this page apply if you are not already installed in the computer chassis or hot swap carriers, install them now. 2 For each SATA ... Connecting to Drive 3 Be sure that the power supply is keyed to "Step 5. Connecting Drive Activity LED Indicators (Optional)" on the next page. 1 If your controller to the Drives Note: The steps on page 28. 20 3ware 9650SE Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Installing Your 3ware RAID Controller Step 3. Chapter 2.