After Installing The Raid Controller; Sas Device Cables And Connectors - Intel 12Gb/s User Manual

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
— 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
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
Console
9. Install the operating system driver.
The 12Gb/s Intel
To operate under these operating systems, you must install the software drivers.

After Installing the RAID Controller

After you install the 12Gb/s Intel
and install the operating system driver. The Intel
you on the configuration options and how to set them on your 12Gb/s Intel
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
Controllers and provides step-by-step instructions for connecting SAS drives, SATA
drives, or both to the 12Gb/s Intel
protocol use a thin, 7-wire connector instead of the 68-wire SCSI cable or the 40-wire
ATA cable.
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appears on the screen, immediately press Ctrl+G to run the utility.
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RAID Controllers can operate under various operating systems.
Press Ctrl+G for RAID BIOS
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RAID Controller, you must configure the controller
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RAID Software User Guide instructs
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RAID Controller. The SAS protocol and the SATA
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RAID Controller
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RAID
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