Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels
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Operating System
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3ware RAID controllers may be used with:
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Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, both 32-bit and 64-
bit x86
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Red Hat Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit x86
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SuSE Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit x86
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Fedora Core, 32-bit and 64-bit x86
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Other versions of Linux, 32-bit and 64-bit x86, using the open source
Linux 2.4 or 2.6 kernel driver
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FreeBSD, 32-bit and 64-bit x86
For the latest driver versions for all operating systems, see the Release Notes.
Other Requirements
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Adequate air flow and cooling
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Adequate power supply for drives
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3DM 2 (3ware Disk Manager) displays information in a browser. It
requires one of the following browsers:
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Internet Explorer 5.5 and later
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Mozilla Firefox 1.2 and later
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Netscape 7 and later
In addition:
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JavaScript must be enabled
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Cookies must be enabled
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For best viewing, screen resolution should be 1024 x 768 or greater,
with 16-bit color or greater.
For a complete listing of features and system requirements, refer to the 3ware
SATA RAID Controller datasheets, available from the website at
http://
www.3ware.com/products
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Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels
3ware RAID controllers use RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks)
to increase your storage system’s performance and provide fault tolerance
(protection against data loss).