HighPoint RocketRAID 840A Quick Installation Manual

HighPoint RocketRAID 840A Quick Installation Manual

Sata 6gb/s pci-express 3.0 x8 raid controller

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RocketRAID 840A
SATA 6Gb/s PCI-Express 3.0 x8 RAID Controller
Quick Installation Guide
v1.0
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  • Page 1 RocketRAID 840A SATA 6Gb/s PCI-Express 3.0 x8 RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide v1.0...
  • Page 2 Table of Contents HighPoint RocketRAID 840A ............. 3 Kit Contents ................3 Board Layout ................4 Hardware Installation .............. 5 Using the RocketRAID 840A ............. 5 Customer Support ..............8...
  • Page 3: Features And Specifications

    The PCIe Generation 3.0 host interface and dedicated 6Gb/s SATA channels work in tandem to deliver uncompromised transfer performance for up to 16 SSD’s or hard disks. Backed by HighPoint’s 20 years of RAID technology expertise, and professional grade RAID Storage reliability and management capabilities, RocketRAID 800 series HBA’s are ideal for a wide range of...
  • Page 4: Board Layout

    LED pins are provided for Active/Fail status for each of the device channels. For more information about LED functionality and connection requirements, please refer to below document: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/PDF/LED_connection.pdf Alarm Buzzer Audible alarm will sound if a disk failed status occurs.
  • Page 5: Hardware Installation

    After installing the adapter, attach the hard disks or disk backplane to the RAID controller using the appropriate data cables. Close and secure the system chassis. Using the RocketRAID 840A BIOS After installing the RAID controller and powering on the system, the RAID controller BIOS should post during the system’s boot procedure.
  • Page 6 Right click the “RAID Controller” and select update/install the driver. Select “Browse my computer for driver software”. Browse to the location of the driver and click “Next”. Reboot the system when prompted. The RocketRAID 840A controller will be ready for use after Windows reboots.
  • Page 7 Please refer to the Online Help guide for more information about using the WebGUI: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/help/ Driver and Software Installation (Linux, FreeBSD or Mac OS X) Please refer to the README file and Installation Guide under the software folder for the appropriate installation procedure.
  • Page 8: Customer Support

    Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID series HBA, or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint Technologies, Inc. product, feel free to contact our Customer Support Department. Web Support: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/websupport/ HighPoint Technologies, Inc. websites:...

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