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Supermicro AOC-S3816L-L16iR User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
Preface ........................................................................................................................... 4
About this User's Guide ............................................................................................ 4
About this Expansion Card ....................................................................................... 4
An Important Note to the User .................................................................................. 4
Returning Merchandise for Service .......................................................................... 4
Conventions Used in the User's Guide ..................................................................... 5
Contacting Supermicro ............................................................................................. 6
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................ 8
Chapter 1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 9
1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 9
1-2 Technical Specifications ..................................................................................... 9
Chapter 2 Hardware Components ................................................................................ 10
2-1 Controller Card Layout and Components ......................................................... 10
2-2 Major Components ........................................................................................... 11
2-3 Front Connectors ............................................................................................. 12
2-4 Front Jumper and Header Locations ................................................................ 13
2-5 LEDs ................................................................................................................ 14
Chapter 3 Installation ................................................................................................... 15
3-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ................................................................................... 15
3-2 Before Installation ............................................................................................ 16
3-3 Installing the Controller Card ............................................................................ 16
3-5 Installing the Drivers in Windows ...................................................................... 17
3-6 Uninstalling the Drivers .................................................................................... 17
Chapter 4 Configuring the BROADCOM
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3816 iMR Settings........................................ 18
4-1 RAID Minimum Drive Requirements ................................................................. 18
4-2 Using the BROADCOM <SAS 3816> Configuration Utility ................................ 19
Chapter 5 Hybrid Drive Type Change ........................................................................... 31
5-1 Changing Drive Type under UEFI ..................................................................... 31