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Intel

Raid Controller SRCS28X

User Manual

January 2005

Order Number: C89415-002

Summary of Contents for Raid Controller

Page 1: ...Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X User Manual January 2005 Order Number C89415 002...

Page 2: ...for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Intel Corporation Intel Corporation assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors...

Page 3: ...re of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from...

Page 4: ...ments 15 3 3 Quick Installation Instructions 15 3 4 Detailed Installation Instructions 16 3 5 After Installing the Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X 19 4 Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X Characteristics 21 4...

Page 5: ...r SRCS28X User Manual 5 Contents 3 Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X Connector Information 22 4 Maximum Power Requirements 23 5 Glossary of Terms 25 Revision History Date Revision Description October 2004...

Page 6: ...6 Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X User Manual Contents...

Page 7: ...e following chapters and appendixes Chapter 2 Introduction describes the Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X Chapter 3 Hardware Installation describes how to install an Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X in a sy...

Page 8: ...your computer system from sudden transient increases and decreases in electrical power use a surge suppressor line conditioner or uninterruptible power supply Be sure nothing rests on your computer sy...

Page 9: ...an do so by touching an unpainted metal surface such as the metal around the card slot openings at the back of the computer As you continue to work inside the computer periodically touch an unpainted...

Page 10: ...10 Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X User Manual Preface...

Page 11: ...igent PCI X to Serial ATA Peripheral Component Interconnect X to High Speed Serialized AT Attachment interface with RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks control capabilities You can install the S...

Page 12: ...ons such as setting the drive state and turning off on LED with the SEP device SEP is a micro controller resides on SATA backplane It senses drive inserted status drive activity and status LEDs near e...

Page 13: ...rovide a 150 Mbytes s and 300 Mbytes s bus speed Use a low cost small 7 pin connector with thin flexible cables Use low voltage signalling levels to reduce current draw EM emission and signal switchin...

Page 14: ...erial ATA Data Transfer Rate1 150 MBps 300 MBps Intelligent RAID Management Yes using the Intel 80331 processor PCI Bus Width and Speed 64 bit 133 MHz PCI Data Transfer Ratea 1064 MBps RAID Levels 0 1...

Page 15: ...llation instructions 2 Configure the system BIOS Refer to the system documentation for more information 3 Run the setup utility to configure the Serial ATA drives into a RAID array Refer to the Intel...

Page 16: ...The following steps provide detailed installation instructions 1 Unpack the Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X and inspect it for damage Unpack and install the Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X in a static fre...

Page 17: ...on the Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X using the jumper definitions and locations provided in Chapter 4 Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X Characteristics 5 Carefully insert the Intel Raid Controller SRCS28...

Page 18: ...28X Characteristics shows the connector locations on the Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X 9 Replace the computer cover and power up the system Replace the computer cover and reconnect the power cords Tur...

Page 19: ...SRCS28X After you install the Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X you must install the device driver and define the logical drives and physical disk arrays Refer to the Software User s Guide for detailed d...

Page 20: ...20 Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X User Manual Hardware Installation...

Page 21: ...racteristics of the Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X The following subsections provide detailed descriptions of the Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X 4 1 1 Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X Characteristics in De...

Page 22: ...32 Interface 3 pin connector Used for diagnostic purposes J7 I2 C Interface 4 pin connector Engineering use only J8 Write Pending Activity dirty cache LED 2 pin connector When lit it indicates that th...

Page 23: ...haracteristics Table 4 lists the maximum power requirements for the Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X under normal operation 4 2 2 Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics The atmospheric characteristics f...

Page 24: ...nt for the Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X Temperature range 40 C to 105 C dry bulb Relative humidity range 20 to 80 noncondensing 4 2 3 Safety Characteristics All Intel Raid Controller SRCS28Xs meet or...

Page 25: ...al main elements Fusion MPT firmware the Fibre Channel and SCSI hardware and the operating system level drivers that support these architectures Fusion MPT architecture offers a single binary operatin...

Page 26: ...26 Intel Raid Controller SRCS28X User Manual Glossary of Terms...