Hardware Requirements; Controller Features; Features Overview - Adaptec 1420SA Installation And User Manual

Hardware Requirements

The following list summarizes the hardware requirements:
Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
A motherboard that meets the following compatibility
requirements:
– Complies with the PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2
and higher.
– Supports multifunction devices where one of the devices is a
PCI bridge.
– Provides large memory-mapped address ranges.
At least 128 MB of RAM
An available 32- or 64-bit PCI or PCI-X slot
20 MB of free drive space
16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
CD drive (that is not part of the RAID you are installing)

Controller Features

Features Overview

The Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA controller supports:
RAID levels 0, and 1 using Adaptec's HostRAID technology.
Supports PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2.
64-bit, 66-133 MHz PCI-X interface compatible with
64-bit PCI slots.
RAID creation using Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC).
Easy array configuration and status using Adaptec Storage
Manager .
Install Adaptec Storage Manager as described in
Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage
Flash ROM for easy updates of controller BIOS.
Hot swap rebuild of fault tolerant arrays through the operating
system.
Chapter 4,
Manager.
Introduction
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