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Kit Contents and System Requirements

This section lists the contents of your Adaptec Host Bus Adapter kit and the system requirements for
successfully installing and using your HBA.

Kit Contents

• Adaptec Host Bus Adapter
• (Adaptec Series 7He only) Encryption key (pre-installed)
• Low-profile bracket
• Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI Host Bus Adapters Installation and User's Guide (on the installation
DVD)

System Requirements

• PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
• Motherboard with these features:
∘ Support for multi-function devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge
∘ Large memory-mapped address ranges
Refer to the Readme file on the Adaptec Installation DVD for additional motherboard compatibility
information.
• One of these operating systems:
Note: For up-to-date operating system version support check the readme on the
installation DVD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. To download
Linux driver sources, visit the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at
www.adaptec.com/en-us/support.
∘ Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012 (64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit), Windows SBS 2011,
Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
∘ Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6.3 (32-bit and 64-bit)
∘ VMware ESXi 5.0
• 2 GB (or more) of RAM
• Available compatible PCIe slot (depending on your adapter model—see the descriptions in
Your Host Bus Adapter
• 120 MB of free disk drive space
• 16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
• DVD-ROM drive
• USB flash drive or CD burner for creating driver disks and bootable media
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Document No.: CDP-00279-01-A Rev. A, Issue:
Serial Attached SCSI Host Bus Adapters Installation and User's Guide
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