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RocketRAID

mini

SAS

HBA

Series

Boot

Single

Installation

Guide.

Overview:

This installation guide provides step and step instructions

on how to configure the RocketRAID 3G mini‐SAS storage to support

booting to Mac OS X. This guide also provides trouble shooting tips

when problems occur.

Part 1 – What is a Boot Single Configuration?

Part 2 – Pre‐requisite for Boot Single Configuration.

Part 3 – Hardware Installation Steps and Verification Steps

Part 4 – Software Package Installation and Verification Guide

Part 5 ‐ Ready for the Experience

Summary of Contents for RocketRAID 3G mini-SAS HBA Series

Page 1: ...AID 3G mini SAS storage to support booting to Mac OS X This guide also provides trouble shooting tips when problems occur Part 1 What is a Boot Single Configuration Part 2 Pre requisite for Boot Singl...

Page 2: ...The RocketRAID mini SAS 3G b s series controller support booting to Mac OS X 10 5 x and above Boot Single configuration include moving the boot drive to the RocketRAID 3G mini SAS series controller or...

Page 3: ...64 bit 2 3 4 2009 Quad Core 2 66 2 93 3 33 64 bit 2 3 4 2009 Eight Core 2 26 2 66 2 93 64 bit 2 3 4 2010 Quad Core 2 9 3 2 64 bit 2 3 4 2010 Six Core 3 3 64 bit 2 3 4 2010 Eight Core 2 4 64 bit 2 3 4...

Page 4: ...ling the RocketRAID 3G mini SAS series controller restart your computer After your computer has started insert the Driver Software Installation Disc to install the necessary drivers for your computer...

Page 5: ...AID 3G mini SAS series controller then follow the steps from Hardware Verification Step 2 If Step 1 fails then insert the RocketRAID 3G mini SAS series controller into a different PCIe slot Step 3 If...

Page 6: ...ooted into your Mac follow these instructions to install the drivers and the RocketRAID 3G mini SAS series controller software 1 Insert the RocketRAID 3G mini SAS Card Install Disc into your Mac and n...

Page 7: ...so once Driver Installed is verified as Yes the WebGUI is also be installed too You can just start the browser to log in WebGUI While for Mac 10 6 x it needs to separately install the WebGUI Troublesh...

Page 8: ...is installed you can now proceed to log into the web GUI to create a RAID array Note Remember to flash EFI BIOS before cloning Part 5 Ready to Experience Log into web GUI Log into the web GUI by ente...

Page 9: ...t the single hard disk drive attached to the RocketRAID 3G mini SAS series controller as the boot device Note There are two methods to select the boot device First During boot up hold down the alt opt...

Page 10: ...Restart the system to boot from the RocketRAID 3G mini SAS series controller...