Adaptec AAR-2420SA manual

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    -------------------------------------------------------------------- README.TXT Adaptec ASR-4800SAS/ASR-4805SAS RAID Controller Adaptec AAR-2420SA/AAR-2820SA SATA RAID Controller Adaptec ASR-2130SLP/ASR-2230SLP SCSI RAID Controller Adaptec ASR-3085/ASR-3405/ASR-3805/ASR-31205/ASR-31605 Unified Serial Controllers as of October 11, 2007 -------------[...]

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    1.1. Controller & Utility Software Note: The latest versions of BIOS and driver software can be downloaded from www.adaptec.com when they become available. - BIOS - ACU - Windows Drivers o Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, Professional o Windows 2003 Server, Enterprise, Standard, and Web Edition o Windows XP Professional o Windows Vista - A[...]

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    for all utilities. The Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide contains complete installation information for the Adaptec Storage Manager software. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. General Cautions - While an array is being built or cleared, DO NOT remove and reinsert any drive from that array. Doing so may [...]

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    speeds. To determine the speed at which a particular device is negotiating, view the device properties in Adaptec Storage Manager. (Click on the device, then click the Properties button.) 4.6 Using the controller in a Dell Precision 530 When using the controller in a Dell Precision 530 with Diskercise and Diskstress, data corruption/miscompares may[...]

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    a Mode0 flash is required, install the controller in an alternate PCIe slot or alternate computer. 4.11 SAS and SATA controllers and Adaptec 335SAS enclosure When the Adaptec 335SAS enclosure is attached to an Adaptec SAS controller, such as ASR-4800SAS or ASR-4805SAS, the enclosure numbering nomenclature starts with "0". For example, if [...]

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    controller firmware/BIOS, as the BIOS may have been reset to its default settings during the upgrade. 4.18 RAID 10/50/60 array leg limitations A RAID 10, RAID 50, or RAID 60 array cannot have more than 32 legs when created using the Build method. Maximum disk drive count is only limited by RAID level. For instance, a RAID 10 array built with 32 RAI[...]

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    The DOS environment is supported for Adaptec tool execution only (AFU.EXE and ACU.EXE). 4.25 ASR-4800SAS controller Adaptec RAID 4800SAS is not supported on the Supermicro H8DME system board. 4.26 DAT drive restoration fails when spanning tapes When restoring from two or more tapes with a Sony SDX-470, Sony SDX-570, or Quantum DLT V4 DAT drive, the[...]