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AOC-USAS-S4ir
USER'S GUIDE
Rev. 1.0b
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  • Page 1 AOC-USAS-S4i AOC-USAS-S4ir USER'S GUIDE Rev. 1.0b...
  • Page 2 Manual Revision 1.0b Release Date: August 20, 2008 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, you may not copy or otherwise reproduce/distribute any part of this document. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Safety Information and Technical Specifications Table of Contents Overview ......................v Product Features ....................v Operating Systems Supported ................v Manual Images ....................v Contacting SuperMicro ..................vi Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines ESD Safety Guidelines ................... 1-1 General Safety Guidelines ................1-1 An Important Note to Users ................1-1 Chapter 2 LED Indicators and Connectors Front Connectors and Jumpers ..............
  • Page 4 Add-on Card User's Guide Chapter 6 Managing Your Storage Space 6-1 About Adaptec Storage Manager ................. 6-1 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager ............... 6-2 6-2 The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility ..........6-2 6-3 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ............. 6-2 6-4 The Adaptec Flash Utility ..................

  • Page 5: Overview

    Safety Information and Technical Specifications Introduction Overview This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate SuperMicro's USAS-S4i Add on Card to their system. Product Features The AOC-USAS-S4i offers the following features: •...

  • Page 6: Contacting Supermicro

    Add-on Card User's Guide Contacting SuperMicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines

    Safety Information and Technical Specifications Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines To avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all the safety steps listed below when accessing your system or handling the components. 1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam- age to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully.
  • Page 8 Add-on Card User's Guide Notes...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Led Indicators And Connectors

    Safety Information and Technical Specifications Chapter 2 LED Indicators and Connectors Front Connectors and Jumpers Front Connectors 1. Internal SAS Connector 2. External SAS Connector...

  • Page 10: Front Connector And Pin Definitions

    Add-on Card User's Guide Front Connector and Pin Definitions #1. Internal SAS Connector The Internal SAS port connects to the back- plane allowing the motherboard to access the hard drives. This connector supports up to four HDD ports. This card supports SAS, SATA1, and SATA2 drives.

  • Page 11: Front Jumper Locations And Pin Definitions

    Safety Information and Technical Specifications Front Jumper Locations and Pin Definitions FLASH EN Explanation of Jumpers Connector To modify the operation of the backplane, Pins jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function Jumper of the connector.

  • Page 12: Led Indicators

    Add-on Card User's Guide LED INDICATORS This add-on card includes LED's used to test the product during the manufactur- ing process. These LED's do not interfere with normal operation and should be ignored. RAID Minimum Drive Requirements Use the following chart to determine the minimum number of hard drives needed to set up a RAID environment.

  • Page 13: Chapter 3 Boot Controller And Bootable Array

    Safety Information and Technical Specifications Chapter 3 Boot Controller and Bootable Array To section describes the steps required establish a boot controller and a bootable array. If you are creating establishing the boot controller and array on an existing OS, skip to: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System. 3-1 Boot Controller Setup To set the system to boot for a disk drive or controller array: 1.

  • Page 14: Creating An Array With The Acu

    Add-on Card User's Guide Creating an Array with the ACU Before starting, backup data on your hard disk before beginning. Initializing disks erases data. To create a RAID 1 array: 1. When asked, click Ctrl+A to use the ACU utility. If necessary, select your controller from the list of controllers (if you have multiple controllers of the same type), and then click the Enter button.

  • Page 15: Creating An Array With Adaptec Storage Manager

    Safety Information and Technical Specifications 9. If necessary, at the cache warning message, type Y for Yes. 10. At the successful array creation, click any key to return to the ACU Menu. The array is created but is not immediately available until the build process is finished.

  • Page 16: Making Your Array Bootable

    Add-on Card User's Guide 9. You must partition and format the logical drives. The logical drive appears as one drive on the operating system. 10. Click Reboot to restart. 11. Remove the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD and go to the next sec- tion.

  • Page 17: Chapter 4 Installing The Driver And An Operating System

    Safety Information and Technical Specifications Chapter 4 Installing the Driver and an Operating System 4-1 Overview This chapter details the following tasks: ● Adaptec RAID installation ● Bootable Array creation ● Driver Disk creation 4-2 Creating a Driver Disk To create a driver disk: 1 Configure the system to boot from the CD-ROM.

  • Page 18: Installing With Windows

    Add-on Card User's Guide 4-3 Installing with Windows Before beginning locate your Windows Installation CD. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver (during Windows installation): 1 Insert the Windows installation CD. 2. Restart the computer. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation. When asked to install a third-party driver, click F6.

  • Page 19: Installing With Suse Linux

    Safety Information and Technical Specifications 4-5 Installing with SUSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver (during SUSE Linux installation). 1. Insert the SUSE Installation CD (the first one) and restart the system. 2. At the SUSE Linux installation selection screen, choose the installation type and click F6 to use a driver disk.
  • Page 20 Add-on Card User's Guide Notes...

  • Page 21: Chapter 5 Installing The Driver On An Existing Operating System

    Safety Information and Technical Specifications Chapter 5 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System 5-1 Overview This section gives instruction on installing the drivers on an existing Operating system. Before installation you must use the Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives.

  • Page 22: Installing On Windows

    Add-on Card User's Guide 5-3 Installing on Windows To install the driver on Windows: 1 Start or restart the system the New Hardware Wizard opens. 2 After inserting the driver disk, set the wizard to use the driver on the disc and click Next.

  • Page 23: About Adaptec Storage Manager

    Safety Information and Technical Specifications Chapter 6 Managing Your Storage Space This chapter details how to create and manage your storage space once the con- troller and required drivers have been installed. This chapter also details the Adaptec Storage Manager and other Adaptec RAID controller utilities.

  • Page 24: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager

    Add-on Card User's Guide Installing Adaptec Storage Manager For installation file and instructions, see the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. This CD also includes a User’s Guide for Internal RAID Storage and other documentation. 6-2 The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) provides basic array and configuration management functions.

  • Page 25: The Adaptec Flash Utility

    Safety Information and Technical Specifications 6-4 The Adaptec Flash Utility The Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) allows administrators to update, save, and manage RAID controller firmware BIOS and NonVolatile RAM. The utility is text based. It is recommended that, although the AFU provides safeguards against improper configuration, AFU management should be performed by an experienced technician or administrator.
  • Page 26 Add-on Card User's Guide Notes...

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