HighPoint RocketRAID 2840A Quick Installation Manual

HighPoint RocketRAID 2840A Quick Installation Manual

Sas 6gb/s pci-express 3.0 x8 raid controller

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RocketRAID 2840A
SAS 6Gb/s PCI-Express 3.0 x8 RAID Controller
Quick Installation Guide
v1.0
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  • Page 1 RocketRAID 2840A SAS 6Gb/s PCI-Express 3.0 x8 RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide v1.0...
  • Page 2 Table of Contents HighPoint RocketRAID 2840A ........... 3 Kit Contents ................3 Board Layout ................4 Hardware Installation .............. 5 Using the RocketRAID 2840A ........... 5 Customer Support ..............8...
  • Page 3 Controllers. The PCIe Generation 3.0 host interface and dedicated 6Gbs SAS channels work in tandem to deliver uncompromised transfer performance for up to 16 SSD’s or hard disks. Backed by HighPoint’s 20 years of RAID technology expertise, and enterprise class RAID Storage reliability and management capabilities, RocketRAID 2800 series HBA’s are ideal for a wide range of...
  • Page 4 LED pins are provided for Active/Fail status for each of the device channels. For more information about LED functionality and connection requirements, please refer to below document: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/PDF/LED_connection.pdf Alarm Buzzer Audible alarm will sound if a disk failed status occurred.
  • Page 5 After installing the adapter, attach the hard disks or disk backplane to the RAID controller using the appropriate data cables. Close and secure the system chassis. Using the RocketRAID 2840A BIOS After installing the RAID controller and power on the system, the RAID controller BIOS should post during the system’s boot procedure.
  • Page 6 Right click the “RAID Controller” and select update/install the driver. Select “Browse my computer for driver software”. Browse to the location of the driver and click “Next”. Reboot the system when prompted. The RocketRAID 2840A controller will be ready for use after Windows reboots.
  • Page 7 Please refer to the online help for storage management through WebGUI: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/help/ Driver and Software Installation (Linux, FreeBSD or Mac OS X) Please refer to the README file and Installation Guide under the software folder for the appropriate installation procedure.
  • Page 8 Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID series HBA, or have any questions about this or any other HighPoint Technologies, Inc. product, feel free to contact our Customer Support Department. Web Support: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/websupport/ HighPoint Technologies, Inc. websites:...

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