5-11 Serial Ata Connections; 5-12 Installing Drivers - Supermicro SuperStorageSystem SSG-2028R-DN2R40L User Manual

SUPERSTORAGESYSTEM SSG-2028R-DN2R40L User's Manual

5-11 Serial ATA Connections

S-SATA 3.0 Ports
Two S-SATA 3.0 ports (S-SATA0/S-SATA1), supported by the Intel PCH chip,
are located on the motherboard. These SATA ports are used with Supermicro
SuperDOM (Disk-on-Module) connectors, which are yellow SATA connectors
with power-pins built-in, and are backward-compatible with regular SATA HDDs
and SATA DOMs. All SATA ports provide serial-link signal connections, which are
faster than the connections of Parallel ATA.
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Note 1 Supermicro SuperDOMs are yellow SATADOM connectors with power pins
built-in and do not require separate external power cables. These connectors are
backward-compatible with non-Supermicro SATADOMs that require an external
power supply.
Note 2: For more information on the SATA HostRAID configuration, please refer
to the Intel SATA HostRAID user's guide posted on our website @
supermicro.com.
http://www.
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5-12 Installing Drivers

The CD that came bundled with the system contains drivers, some of which must
be installed, such as the chipset driver. After inserting this CD into your CD-ROM
drive, the display shown in Figure 5-3 should appear. (If this display does not appear,
click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CD-ROM
drive. Finally, double click on the S "Setup" icon.)
Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each
item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item (from
top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you should reboot the
system before moving on to the next item on the list. The bottom icon with a CD
on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD.
Figure 5-3. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen
Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup
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