Kit Contents; System Requirements - Adaptec RAID 1220SA Installation And User Manual

Kit Contents

Adaptec SAS or SATA HostRAID controllers
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These utilities are embedded in the controller's BIOS :
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Array Configuration Utility (ACU)—Used to create, configure, and manage arrays
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SerialSelect or SATASelect—Used to modify your controller and disk drive settings
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Disk Utilities—Used to format and verify disk drives
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HostRAID installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide
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Adaptec Storage Manager installation CD (not bootable), including Adaptec Storage
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Manager and the Adaptec HRCONF (HostRAID Configuration) command line utility
Readme files
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Cables (type and quantity vary depending on your HostRAID controller—not included in
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all controller kits. See
Low-profile bracket
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SAS and SATA HostRAID Controllers Quickstart Guide
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System Requirements

PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent processor
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A motherboard with these features:
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Complies with the PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2 and higher
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Supports multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge
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Large memory-mapped address ranges
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Note:
compatibility information.
One of these operating systems:
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Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, XP and Windows Vista
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Red Hat Linux
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SUSE Linux
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Novell® NetWare®
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Note:
At least 256 MB of RAMs
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Available compatible PCI/PCI-X/PCIe slot (depending on your controller model—see
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Chapter 2.)
40 MB of free drive space
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16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
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CD drive
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Appropriate interface cables
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Chapter 3: Kit Contents and System Requirements
Chapter 5 for details.)
Refer to the Readme file on the HostRAID Installation CD for additional motherboard
For up-to-date operating system version support, visit
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