Cbl-P-Sata (Parallel To Serial Drive Converter Kit); Tools Required; System Requirements - 3Ware 7000-2 - Escalade RAID Controller User Manual

3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller User Guide

CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial Drive Converter Kit)

• Escalade CBL-P-SATA (one per port)
• Power Converter Adapter (one per port)
• Jumper(s) for converter (if not already installed)
• 3ware Installation Guide

Tools Required

• An ESD grounding strap or mat
• Standard hand tools to open your system's case and install the
Escalade ATA RAID Controller into an available PCI expansion
slot.

System Requirements

The Escalade ATA RAID Controller requires a workstation-class
or server-class CPU whose bus complies with PCI 2.2 standards,
and a PCI slot that meets the Plug and Play and PC99 specifica-
tions. The ATA RAID Controller may be connected to up to two,
four, eight, or twelve IDE/ATA drives by the supplied interface
cables.
Note:
card be installed in the 64-bit PCI slot whenever possible
for the best performance. The controllers fit in both 32-bit
and 64-bit PCI slots with 5V as well as 3.3V. The 12-port
7000 board requires one full size PCI slot.
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Drives must meet UltraATA-133, UltraATA-100, UltraATA-66 or
UltraATA-33 standards (8000 family does not support UltraDMA-
66 or UltraDMA-33 standards), but may be of any capacity or phys-
ical form factor. Length of unshielded interface cables may not
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It is recommended that the Escalade 7000 or 8000
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