3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller
Installation Guide
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Field Upgrades. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and
Drivers
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Data Integrity. ATA Command Readback, SMART Monitoring,
Dynamic Sector Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Scheduling,
Background Media Scan, Hot Swap, Hot Spare, Hardware
Health Monitoring, Scheduled Verify
Escalade 8000 Serial ATA Family (includes 8500-4, 8500-
8, 8500-12)
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True Hardware RAID. Low CPU utilization
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RAID Support. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD
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Drive Support. Serial ATA 150 (SATA I) drives. Parallel
UltraDMA 133 and UltraDMA 100 drives are also supported
when using 3ware's Parallel to Serial (CBL-P-SATA) Converter.
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Bus Type. PCI 64 bit / 33 Mhz
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Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Com-
mand Line Interface
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BIOS. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant
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Windows Support. W98SE, WME, WinNT4 with SP6, Win2k
with SP2, and WinXP
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Linux Support. Redhat, SuSE. (Drivers available in Open
Source.)
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Performance. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking,
R5Fusion
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Field Upgrades. Field Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and
Drivers
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Data Integrity. ATA Command Readback, SMART Monitor-
ing, Dynamic Sector Repair, Rebuild Pacing, Rebuild Schedul-
ing, Background Media Scan, Hot Swap, Hot Spare, Hardware
Health Monitoring, Background Verify
Before you Begin
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Note:
The Escalade Serial ATA controller can be used with
either serial or parallel drives. If using the controller with
parallel drives the CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial Driver
Converter) must be used in conjunction.
The advantage of using the Escalade Serial ATA Controller
with parallel drives is the simpler, longer cable and
increased airflow.
Package Contents
If your package is missing any of the items listed below, contact
3ware before proceeding with installation (disk drives and disk
mounting brackets are not included):
Escalade 7000 series Parallel ATA RAID Controller
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Escalade Parallel ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective
bag
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ATA interface cables (one per port)
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3ware installation media with the following: 3DM, Drivers and
Escalade User Guide (.pdf format)
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3ware Release Notes
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3ware Installation Guide
Escalade 8000 series Serial ATA RAID Controller
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Escalade Serial ATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag
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Serial ATA interface cables (one per port)
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3ware installation media with the following: 3DM, Drivers and
Escalade User Guide (.pdf format)
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3ware Release Notes
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3ware Installation Guide
