User`s guide

Contents ● 8
Creating the BIOS Kit on Floppy Disks .................................................. 44
Running the AFU .............................................................................................. 45
Running the Menu-Based AFU ............................................................... 45
Running the AFU from the Command Line .......................................... 45
AFU Commands....................................................................................... 45
Updating Flash Using AFU Command Line........................................... 49
A Introduction to SAS
Terminology Used in This Appendix............................................................... 51
What is SAS?...................................................................................................... 51
How do SAS Devices Communicate?............................................................... 52
What’s a Phy? .................................................................................................... 52
What’s a SAS Port?............................................................................................ 52
What’s a SAS Address?...................................................................................... 53
What’s a SAS Connector? ................................................................................. 53
What do SAS Cables Look Like?....................................................................... 53
How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS? .......................................................... 53
What are the SAS Connection Options?.......................................................... 54
Direct-Attach Connections...................................................................... 54
Backplane Connections............................................................................ 54
SAS Expander Connections ..................................................................... 54
How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI? ....................................................... 55
B SAS Controller LED and I2C and SGPIO Connector Reference
Adaptec 1045 LED Connector Specification ................................................... 58
Adaptec 1405 LED and I2C and SGPIO Connector Specification................. 58
Adaptec 1405 I2C Connector Specification..................................................... 59
C Safety Information
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) .......................................................................... 60
D Technical Specifications
Environmental Specifications........................................................................... 62
DC Power Requirements .................................................................................. 62
Glossary
Index