Mylex DAC960PG, Installation Manual

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Before You Begin . . .
3-6 DAC960PG Installation Guide
DAC960PG Installation Checklist
____ 1. POWER-OFF all enclosure and system components.
____ 2 Prepare the host system according to its documentation.
____ 3. Determine the SCSI ID and termination requirements.
____ 4. Check the DAC960PG jumper settings (only pins 1 & 2 on JP12 should have
a jumper).
____ 5. Mount the controller into the system; connect the cables and terminators.
____ 6. Identify the capacities of each of the connected drives (<2 GB size?).
____ 7. Safety check the installation, then power-on the system.
____ 8. If necessary, run the BIOS Options (Alt-M) at the prompt to match BIOS disk
size setting to boot disk size geometry.
____ 9. Load the DACCF configuration utilities software.
____10. Format the drives (use the DACCF Tools Format Drive utility).
____11. Configure the Drive Groups (packs) and the logical units (System Drives).
____12. Initialize the logical units.
____13. Install any required network operating system drivers (from Software Kit).
____14. (Optional) Install the Global Array Manager array monitoring software.