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System with an empty PCIe 3.0 x16 slot • SSF-8643 to U.2 Cable or SFF-8643 cable with NVMe backplane • Windows 10 • Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016 • Linux Kernel 3.3 or later SSD7120 Hardware Overview Front View...
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Hardware Installation: Remove the system cover. Insert the SSD7120 card into an open PCI-E 3.0 x16 slot on the motherboard. After you have inserted the SSD7120 card, you can connect the SFF-8643 cables. Connect the SSD7120 to the NVMe SSD’s using the appropriate SFF-8643 cables.
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Setting up the SSD7120 for a Windows operating system Verifying Installation After booting Windows, open Device Manager, and expand Disk drives. The installed NVMe Drive should be displayed: Driver Installation Download the Windows driver package from the HighPoint website: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7120- download.h tm...
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Installing the HighPoint RAID Manager The HighPoint RAID Manager is used to configure and monitor the SSD7120 RAID controller and hosted NVMe SSD’s. Download the HighPoint RAID Manager software package from the HighPoint website: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-ssd7120-download.htm Extract the package and double-click the setup.exe program to install the software.
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SSD7120 RAID controller. Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the SSD7120 RAID controller, or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint Technologies, Inc. product, feel free to contact our Customer Support Department.
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