Sans Digital Towerraid 6G series, Detailed Manual

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Table of Contents
Sans Digital TowerRAID SATA 6G to eSATA 6G Port Multiplier ....................................................... 5
Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Sans Digital 2nd Generation SATA 6Gb/s PCI ‐ E 2.0 RAID Controller ........................................... 5
Chapter 1 ‐ Features and Specifications ......................................................................................... 6
Hardware Specifications .............................................................................................................. 6
Monitor, Alerts and LED Indicators ............................................................................................. 6
Advanced RAID Features ............................................................................................................. 6
Operating System Support .......................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 2 ‐ Physical Specifications .................................................................................................. 7
Chapter 3 ‐ Kit Contents .................................................................................................................. 8
Chapter 4 ‐ Hardware Description and Installation ......................................................................... 9
4.1 RocketRAID 642L Host Adapter board layout ................................................................ 9
4.2 Installing the RocketRAID 642L Host Adapter ................................................................. 9
4.3 Verifying Installation ...................................................................................................... 10
Chapter 5 ‐ RocketRAID 642L BIOS Utility ..................................................................................... 11
5.1 BIOS Settings Overview ................................................................................................. 11
5.2 Using the BIOS Utility .................................................................................................... 11
5.3 BIOS Commands ............................................................................................................ 12
5.4 Creating RAID Arrays ..................................................................................................... 14
5.5 Delete Arrays ................................................................................................................ 23
5.6 Add/Remove Spare Disks .............................................................................................. 25
5.7 Settings .......................................................................................................................... 25
5.8 View ............................................................................................................................... 27
Chapter 6 ‐ RocketRAID 642L Driver Installation ........................................................................... 30
6.1 Driver installation ‐ MS Windows Server 2012, 2008, 2003 and Windows 8, 7, Vista .. 30
6.1.1 Installing the driver for an existing Windows operating system ........................... 30
6.1.2 Installing the driver during a fresh Windows OS installation ................................ 36
6.2 Driver installation ‐ Linux and FreeBSD .......................................................................... 38
Chapter 7 ‐ Sans Digital Web RAID Management Software .......................................................... 40
7.1 Installing / Uninstall the Web RAID Management Software ‐ Microsoft Windows ...... 40