User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- About This Guide
- Kit Contents and System Requirements
- About Your RAID Controller
- Standard RAID Controller Features
- Adding Enhanced Features
- Adding a Battery Backup Module
- Upgrading the Controller Firmware
- About the Adaptec 3085
- About the Adaptec 3405
- About the Adaptec 3805
- About the Adaptec 31205
- About the Adaptec 31605
- About the Adaptec 4000
- About the Adaptec 4800SAS
- About the Adaptec 4805SAS
- About the Adaptec 2420SA
- About the Adaptec 2820SA
- About the Adaptec 2130SLP
- About the Adaptec 2230SLP
- Getting Started
- Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
- Creating a Bootable Array
- Installing the Driver and an Operating System
- Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
- Managing Your Storage Space
- Solving Problems
- Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI
- Understanding RAID
- Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
- Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS
- Using the Adaptec Flash Utility
- Adaptec Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference
- Adaptec 2420SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 2820SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 3085 LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 3405 LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 3805 LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 31205 LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 31605 LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 4800SAS LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 4805SAS LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Safety Information
- Technical Specifications
- Index

Index ● 134
E
electrostatic discharge
129
Enable Disconnection setting
90
end devices
69
End property
98
enhanced features
17
event log
92
expander connections
73
expander devices
69
external devices
42
F
failed disk drives
65
multiple arrays
66
multiple disk drives
67
RAID 0 arrays
66
without hot spare
66
feature keys
17
firmware
105
creating floppy disks
106
firmware upgrades
17
flashing controllers
67
floppy disks for firmware update
106
formatting disk drives
91
FreeBSD
driver installation
60
OS installation
54
H
hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive.
See
disk drive
hot spares
16
HotspareDrives keyword
array definition block
98
I
initializing disk drives
86
Initiate Wide Negotiation setting
90
installation
controllers
38
creating a driver disk
49
disk drives (SAS)
39
disk drives (SATA)
41
disk drives (SCSI)
41
driver
55 to 59, ?? to 60
driver and FreeBSD
54
driver and Linux
50, 51
driver and NetWare
51
driver and OpenServer
52
driver and operating system
36, 48, 54
driver and UnixWare
53
driver and VMWare
53
driver and Windows
50
existing operating system
36
external devices
42
installation options
35
SAS backplane
40
SAS direct-attach
39
with operating system
35
K
keyed features
17
kit contents
14
L
links (SAS)
70
Linux
driver installation
57
OS installation
51
Linux installation
50
locked features
17
M
Managing
86
Maximum Transfer Rate setting
90
mini-SAS
direct connection
40
enclosure cable
33
internal cable
33
overview
71
SAS to SATA cable
34
mirroring
31
N
NCQ
16
NetWare
driver installation
57
OS installation
51
non-redundant arrays
76
O
online expansion
16
OpenServer
driver installation
58
OS installation
52
operating system installation
36, 48, 54
operating systems
14