Table Of Contents - HighPoint RocketRAID 4500 Series User Manual

Sas/sata 6gb/s raid host adapters

Table of Contents

1 Features and Specifications ................................................................................................................... 4

2 Physical Specifications ........................................................................................................................... 6

3 Kit Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 7

4 Hardware Description and Installation .................................................................................................. 8

4.1 RocketRAID 4522 / 4520 Host Adapter board layout .................................................................... 8

4.2 Connector and Jumper description ............................................................................................... 8

4.3 Installing the RocketRAID 4500 Host Adapter ............................................................................... 9

4.4 Verifying Installation ..................................................................................................................... 9

5 RocketRAID 4500 BIOS Utility .............................................................................................................. 10

5.1 BIOS Settings Overview ............................................................................................................... 10

5.2 Using the BIOS Utility .................................................................................................................. 10

5.3 BIOS Commands ......................................................................................................................... 11

5.4 Creating RAID Arrays ................................................................................................................... 11

5.5 Deleting Arrays ........................................................................................................................... 18

5.6 Adding/Remove Spare Disks ....................................................................................................... 18

5.7 Settings ....................................................................................................................................... 19

5.8 View ........................................................................................................................................... 21

6 RocketRAID 4500 Driver Installation ................................................................................................... 24

6.1 Driver installation - Microsoft Windows...................................................................................... 24

6.2 Driver installation -Linux and FreeBSD ........................................................................................ 31

7 HighPoint Web RAID Management Software ...................................................................................... 32

7.1 Installing the Web RAID Management Software - Microsoft Windows........................................ 32

7.2 Installing the Web RAID Management Software - Linux .............................................................. 36

7.3 Starting Using the Web RAID Management Software .................................................................. 36

8 Firmware Update ................................................................................................................................ 37

9 Thank You ........................................................................................................................................... 38

10 Customer Support ............................................................................................................................. 39