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Adaptec ATA RAID 1200A Installation and User’s Guide
Adaptec ATA RAID 1200A Card Layout
Figure 2-1
identifies the major components on the Adaptec ATA
RAID 1200A card. You might find it helpful to refer to this figure
while installing the Adaptec ATA RAID 1200A and attaching ATA
disk drives to it.
Figure 2-1 Adaptec ATA RAID 1200A Card
Installing the Adaptec ATA RAID 1200A Card
To install your Adaptec ATA RAID 1200A card, follow these steps:
Note:
If you are installing the Adaptec ATA RAID 1200A
card into an existing system, back up all data before
continuing this installation.
1
Turn
OFF
power to the computer and disconnect the power
cord.
2
Remove the cover from the computer case.
3
Locate an unused, unobstructed, PCI expansion slot and
remove the expansion slot cover. (The expansion slot must be
5V, PCI 2.2 or previous version compliant, and must support
PCI Bus Mastering.) Save the slot cover screw for use in Step 4.
LED
Connector
IDE2 Controller
IDE1 Controller
PCI Bus Contacts
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