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Quick Installation Guide
1. Introduction
1.1 Overview
Thank you for purchasing the ARC-1200 SATA RAID controller. Please
take a few minutes to read this quick installation guide before you install
the controller. If you need more detailed information about this SATA
RAID Controller, refer to the related documents on your MCRAID Soft-
ware Suite CD.
1.2 Package Contents
Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed
below are missing.
(disk drives and disk mounting brackets are not
included):
• 1 x PCIe x1 SATA RAID Controller in an ESD-protective bag
• 2 x SATA interface cables (one per port)
• 1 x
MCRAID Software Suite CD
• 1 x Quick Installation Guide Manual
If any item is missing or damaged, please contact your local resellers for
service.
1.3 Features
Adapter Architecture
• 400MHz Storage processor
• PCIe x1 bus
• DDR2 400 SDRAM
• Write-through or write-back cache support
• Support up to 2 SATA ll drives
• Multi-adapter support for large storage requirements
• BIOS boot support for greater fault tolerance
• BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification)
support
• NVRAM for RAID configuration & transaction log
• Redundant flash image for adapter availability
• RoHS Compliant
