Owner's manual

HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
Table of Contents
ABOUT THIS GUIDE............................................................................................................ 1
INTRODUCING THE ROCKETRAID 2224 HOST ADAPTER................................ 1
Product Features.................................................................................................................... 1
UNDERSTANDING RAID CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY................................................ 2
ROCKETRAID 2224 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION/INSTALLATION....................................... 4
RocketRAID 2224 Hardware........................................................................................... 5
1 – RocketRAID 2224 Adapter Layout...................................................................................... 5
2 - LED Connections............................................................................................................... 6
3 - Installing the RocketRAID 2224 Host Adapter ...................................................................... 7
4 - Verifying Installation ......................................................................................................... 8
ROCKETRAID 2224 BIOS UTILITY............................................................................ 9
RocketRAID 2224 BIOS Utility.............................................................................................. 10
1 - BIOS Command Overview................................................................................................ 10
2 - Creating RAID Arrays ..................................................................................................... 11
3 - Adding/Removing Spare Disks .......................................................................................... 12
ROCKETRAID 2224 DRIVER AND SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
MICROSOFT WINDOWS (2000, XP, 2003 SERVER).............................................. 13
DRIVER AND SOFTWARE CD............................................................................................ 14
WINDOWS DRIVER INSTALLATION................................................................................. 16
1 - Installing the RAID Management Console/ Interface Overview............................................. 17
2 - Software Interface - Overview of commands/functions ......................................................... 18
3 - Creating an Array............................................................................................................ 19
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