Preface; About This Document; Document Organization - Intel RMSP3AD16OF Hardware User's Manual

Intel® RAID Modules RMSP3AD160F, RMSP3CD080F and RMSP3HD080E Hardware User Guide
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Preface

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About This Document

This document provides an overview of product features, specification data, and hardware installation
instructions for the Intel® Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) Modules RMSP3AD160F,
RMSP3CD080F, and RMSP3HD080E.
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Document Organization

This document includes the following:
Chapter 1 – Product Overview
Chapter 2 – General Feature Overview
products covered by this guide.
Chapter 3 – Detailed Characteristics
by this guide.
Chapter 4 – Connectivity and Drive Support
products covered by this guide and the way to connect them.
Chapter 5 – Hardware Installation - Provides support for the installation of the product on the Intel systems
where they are supported.
Chapter 6 – Safety and Regulatory
Chapter 7 – Intel® RAID Maintenance Free Backup Unit AXXRMFBU7 – Provides details of the Intel® RAID
Maintenance-Free Backup Unit AXXRMFBU7 accessory option.
Appendix A. Glossary of Terms
Reference Documents and Online Articles
The following documents are available for download and will be useful to setting up and using the Intel RAID
module.
Document Title
Intel® RAID Software User Guide for full
featured and entry level RAID
controllers
What to Do when Unable to Enter BIOS
or Intel® RAID BIOS Console During
Boot for Intel® Server Boards
Intel® Server System R2000WF Product
Family Technical Product Specification
12 Gbps SAS or 6G SATA Data Transfer
Controller Support for Intel® RAID
Controllers
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– Provides a product overview of the features set and support specifications.
– Provides a brief description for the features that are common for the
– Provides details on the characteristics for each of the products covered
– Provides description of what drives are supported by the
A document that provides information on RAID Card Setup and usage of supported
RAID utility software.
products/raid-products/000024126.html
Article ID: 000059999. If the Intel or OEM logo screen displays during POST, the BIOS
entry or Intel® RAID BIOS console command prompts are not visible. To gain access to
these prompts, disable the logo screen.
Section 4.1 provides guidance to provide adequate cooling when installing the RAID
modules on the R2000WF systems.
Article ID# 000008025. A document that provides information on how and where the
controller supports 12-Gbps SAS (6G SATA) data transfers.
Description
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/server-