Page 3 - Table of Contents
iii Safety Information and Technical Specifi cations Table of Contents Overview .............................................................................................................v Product Features ...............................................................................................
Page 5 - Introduction; Overview
v Safety Information and Technical Specifi cations Introduction Overview This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate SuperMicro's USAS-S4i Add on Card to their system. Product Features The AOC-USAS-S4i offers the following features...
Page 6 - Contacting SuperMicro; Headquarters
vi Add-on Card User's Guide Contacting SuperMicro Headquarters Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: [email protected] (General Information) [email protected] (Technical Support) Web Site: www.super...
Page 7 - Chapter 1; -1 ESD Safety Guidelines; -2 General Safety Guidelines; -3 An Important Note to Users
1-1 Safety Information and Technical Specifi cations Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines To avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all the safety steps listed below when accessing your system or handling the components. 1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damag...
Page 8 - Notes
Page 9 - Chapter 2; -1 Front Connectors and Jumpers; Front Connectors
2-1 Safety Information and Technical Specifi cations PCB EDGE AF AE AD AC AB AA Y W V T R P N M L K J U H G F E D C B A 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C PCB EDGE Chapter 2 LED Indicators and Connector...
Page 10 - -2 Front Connector and Pin Defi nitions
2-2 Add-on Card User's Guide 2-2 Front Connector and Pin Defi nitions #1. Internal SAS Connector The Internal SAS port connects to the back- plane allowing the motherboard to access the hard drives. This connector supports up to four HDD ports. This card supports SAS, SATA1, and SATA2 drives. Use a ...
Page 11 - -3 Front Jumper Locations and Pin Defi nitions; Explanation of Jumpers; Jumper Settings; FLASH EN
2-3 Safety Information and Technical Specifi cations PCB EDGE AF AE AD AC AB AA Y W V T R P N M L K J U H G F E D C B A 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C A C PCB EDGE 2-3 Front Jumper Locations and Pin Def...
Page 12 - RAID
2-4 Add-on Card User's Guide LED INDICATORS This add-on card includes LED's used to test the product during the manufactur- ing process. These LED's do not interfere with normal operation and should be ignored. RAID Minimum Drive Requirements RAID Minimum Hard Drives RAID 0 2 RAID 1 3 RAID 5 3 RAID ...
Page 13 - Chapter 3; -1 Boot Controller Setup
3-1 Safety Information and Technical Specifi cations Chapter 3 Boot Controller and Bootable Array To section describes the steps required establish a boot controller and a bootable array. If you are creating establishing the boot controller and array on an existing OS, skip to: Installing the Driver...
Page 14 - Creating an Array with the ACU
3-2 Add-on Card User's Guide Creating an Array with the ACU Before starting, backup data on your hard disk before beginning. Initializing disks erases data. To create a RAID 1 array: 1 Confi rm that your Turn on your computer 2.. When asked, click Ctrl+A to use the ACU utility. If necessary, select ...
Page 15 - Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager
3-3 Safety Information and Technical Specifi cations 10. If necessary, at the cache warning message, type Y for Yes. 11. At the successful array creation, click any key to return to the ACU Menu. The array immediately available at reduced until the build process is fi nished 12. Click the Esc key un...
Page 16 - -3 Making Your Array Bootable
3-4 Add-on Card User's Guide 3-3 Making Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to make the array bootable and continue to Chapter 4: Installing the Driver and an Operating System. 9. You must partition and format the logical drives. The logical drive appears as one drive on the operating system. 10. Click ...
Page 17 - Chapter 4; -2 Creating a Driver Disk
4-1 Safety Information and Technical Specifi cations Chapter 4 Installing the Driver and an Operating System 4-1 Overview This chapter details the following tasks: ● Adaptec RAID installation ● Bootable Array creation ● Driver Disk creation 4-2 Creating a Driver Disk To create a driver disk: 1 Confi...
Page 19 - -5 Installing with SUSE Linux
4-3 Saf e ty Information and T e chnical Sp e ci fi cations 4-5 Installing with SUSE Linux To install th e Adapt e c R AID controll e r dri ve r (during SUSE Linux installation) . 1. Ins e rt th e SUSE Installation CD (th e fi rst on e ) and r e start th e syst e m . 2 . At th e SUSE Linux installat...
Page 21 - Chapter 5; -2 Creating a Driver Disk
5- 1 Saf e ty Information and T e chnical Sp e ci fi cations Chapter 5 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System 5-1 Overview This s e ction gi ve s instruction on installing th e dri ve rs on an e xisting Op e rating syst e m . B e for e installation you must th e Adapt e c R AID contro...
Page 22 - -3 Installing on Windows
5-2 Add-on Card Us e r's Guid e 5-3 Installing on Windows To install th e dri ve r on Windows: 1 Start or r e start th e syst e m th e N e w Hardwar e Wizard op e ns . 2 Aft e r ins e rting th e dri ve r disk, s e t th e wizard to us e th e dri ve r on th e dis and click N e xt . 3 Click N e xt twic...
Page 23 - Chapter 6; -1 About Adaptec Storage Manager
6- 1 Saf e ty Information and T e chnical Sp e ci fi cations Chapter 6 Managing Your Storage Space This chapt e r d e tails how to cr e at e and manag e your storag e spac e onc e th e con- troll e r and r e quir e d dri ve rs ha ve b ee n install e d . This chapt e r also d e tails th e Adapt e c S...
Page 24 - Installing Adaptec Storage Manager; -2 The Adaptec RAID Controller Confi guration Utility
6-2 Add-on Card Us e r's Guid e Installing Adaptec Storage Manager For installation fi l e and instructions, s ee th e Adapt e c Storag e Manag e r Installation CD . This CD also includ e s a Us e r’s Guid e for Int e rnal R AID Storag e and oth e r docum e ntation . 6-2 The Adaptec RAID Controller ...
Page 25 - -4 The Adaptec Flash Utility; -5 Choosing a Utility
6-3 Saf e ty Information and T e chnical Sp e ci fi cations 6-4 The Adaptec Flash Utility Th e Adapt e c Flash Utility (AFU) allows administrators to updat e , sa ve , and manag e R AID controll e r fi rmwar e BIOS and NonVolatil e R AM . Th e utility is t e xt bas e d . It is r e comm e nd e d that...
