Installation guide
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Installing Your Controller
In this Chapter
Configuring ATA Drives
When configuring drives for the Adaptec 2400A, you need to
■ Select and configure compatible drives..
■ Attach supplied ATA cables.
ATA Drives
Your Adaptec 2400A controller supports ATA/66 and ATA/100
hard drives only. Use ATA/100 cables only.
RAID drives should be as alike as possible in terms of capacity and
performance. Set the drives to operate as a master (factory default).
If previously used, format the drive according to manufacturer’s
recommendations.
➤ Configuring ATA Drives 2-1
➤ Configuring SCSI Devices 2-2
➤ Installing Additional Cache Memory 2-6
➤ Installing the Battery Backup Module 2-8
➤ Installing the Controller 2-8
➤ Using SMOR 2-10