Kit Contents; System Requirements - Adaptec 5805 Installation And User Manual

Kit Contents

Adaptec RAID controller
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Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers,
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Adaptec Storage Manager, ARCCONF command line utility, and documentation
Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your kit does, the type and quantity vary—for cable
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information about your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.)
(Selected models only) Low-profile bracket
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Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide
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System Requirements

PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
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Motherboard with these features:
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Support for multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge
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Large memory-mapped address ranges
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Refer to the Readme file on the RAID Controller Installation DVD for additional
motherboard compatibility information.
One of these operating systems:
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Microsoft
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Server 2003 (Enterprise and Standard with SP1 or SP2, 32-bit and 64-bit), Windows
Server 2003 R2 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 7, Windows Vista
Windows XP (with SP1, SP2, or SP3, 32-bit and 64-bit)
Red Hat
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SUSE Linux ES 11, SUSE Linux ES 10 SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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Note:
the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.
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SCO
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UnixWare
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Sun
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VMware ESX Server 3.5 with U1, U2, or U3, VMware ESX Server 4.0 (storage
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management must be done by command-line, BIOS utility, or remote GUI
connection—see
FreeBSD 8.0, 7.2, 6.4
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Note:
For up-to-date operating system version support check the readme on your RAID
Controller Installation DVD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. From the
main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select your controller type and
OS support to generate a list of supported operating systems.
128 MB (or more) of RAM
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Available compatible PCIe slot (depending on your controller model—see the descriptions
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starting on
20 MB of free disk drive space
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16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
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DVD-ROM drive
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Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements
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Windows Server 2008 (with SP2), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows
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Enterprise Linux 5.4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
For the latest on Adaptec's support of Linux or to download driver sources, visit
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OpenServer 6.0 MP4
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Solaris 10, Solaris 10 x86 U7, Solaris 10 x64 U4
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