Table Of Contents - Sans Digital Towerraid 6G series Detailed Manual

Sans Digital TowerRAID SATA 6G to eSATA 6G Port Multiplier . ...................................................... 5
Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Sans Digital 2nd Generation SATA 6Gb/s PCI-E 2.0 RAID Controller . .......................................... 5
Chapter 1 - Features and Specifications . ........................................................................................ 6
Hardware Specifications . ............................................................................................................. 6
Monitor, Alerts and LED Indicators ............................................................................................. 6
Advanced RAID Features ............................................................................................................. 6
Operating System Support .......................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 2 - Physical Specifications .................................................................................................. 7
Chapter 3 - Kit Contents .................................................................................................................. 8
Chapter 4 - Hardware Description and Installation . ........................................................................ 9
4.1 RocketRAID 642L Host Adapter board layout ................................................................ 9
4.2 Installing the RocketRAID 642L Host Adapter ................................................................. 9
4.3 Verifying Installation . ..................................................................................................... 10
Chapter 5 - RocketRAID 642L BIOS Utility ..................................................................................... 11
5.1 BIOS Settings Overview ................................................................................................. 11
5.2 Using the BIOS Utility .................................................................................................... 11
5.3 BIOS Commands ............................................................................................................ 12
5.4 Creating RAID Arrays ..................................................................................................... 14
5.5 Delete Arrays ................................................................................................................ 23
5.6 Add/Remove Spare Disks .............................................................................................. 25
5.7 Settings .......................................................................................................................... 25
5.8 View ............................................................................................................................... 27
Chapter 6 - RocketRAID 642L Driver Installation . .......................................................................... 30
6.1 Driver installation - MS Windows Server 2012, 2008, 2003 and Windows 8, 7, Vista . . 30
6.1.1 Installing the driver for an existing Windows operating system . .......................... 30
6.1.2 Installing the driver during a fresh Windows OS installation ................................ 36
6.2 Driver installation -Linux and FreeBSD .......................................................................... 38
Chapter 7 - Sans Digital Web RAID Management Software . ......................................................... 40
7.1 Installing / Uninstall the Web RAID Management Software - Microsoft Windows ...... 40
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