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

Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 41
3 When all internal disk drives have been installed and connected, close your computer
cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with
Connecting External Devices
on page 42
.
Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers
1 Install your SATA disk drives, following the instructions in your system’s documentation.
There are no jumpers or switches to set on the SATA controller or disk drives.
2 Connect each disk drive to a SATA port on the controller using a recommended SATA
cable. For cable information, see About Your RAID Controller on page 15.
3 When all internal disk drives have been installed and connected, close your computer
cabinet, and reattach the power cord.
Continue by either setting the boot controller (see page 43) or by installing the controller
driver on an existing operating system (see page 55), depending on the type of installation
you are completing.
Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers
1 For each controller channel, set the SCSI ID of each disk drive to a unique number
between 0 and 15.
The controller is set to ID 7 by default. Although not recommended, you can change the
controller ID by using the ARC utility (see page 84).
Note:
Do not change the controller ID unless absolutely necessary.
Disk drives on
backplane
Controller connected to backplane
with Internal mini-SAS (SFF-8087)
Controller connected to backplane
with multi-lane cable (SFF-8484)
Disk drives on
backplane
External SAS cable
connecting to a
drive bay