Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements
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System Requirements
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PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
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Motherboard with these features:
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Compliant with PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2 or later
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Support for multifunction devices where one of the devices is a
PCI bridge
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Large memory-mapped address ranges
Refer to the Readme file on the RAID installation CD for additional
motherboard compatibility information.
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One of these operating systems:
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Microsoft
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Windows
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2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
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Red Hat
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Linux
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SuSE Linux
Note:
For the latest on Adaptec’s support of Linux, or to
download driver sources, visit the Support area of the Adaptec
Web site at
www.adaptec.com
.
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Novell
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NetWare
®
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FreeBSD (driver support only; storage management must be
done through the Adaptec Configuration Utility—see
Note:
For up-to-date operating system version support, refer to the
Adaptec Web Site at
www.adaptec.com
.
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128 MB (or more) of RAM
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Available compatible PCI/PCI-X/PCI-E slot (depending on your
controller model—see the descriptions starting on
)
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20 MB of free disk drive space
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16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
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CD drive