Technical Product Specification

Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 and RS2WC040 TPS Table of Contents
Revision 1.0
Intel Order Number E64400-001
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................................1
1.1 Product Overview ....................................................................................................1
1.2 Operating System Support ......................................................................................1
1.3 Features List............................................................................................................2
2. Hardware...............................................................................................................................4
2.1 Intel
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RAID Controller RS2WC080 Block Diagram and Layout...............................4
2.2 Intel
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RAID Controller RS2WC040 Block Diagram and Layout...............................6
2.3 Major Components ..................................................................................................7
2.3.1 LSI* LSISAS2008 ROC ...........................................................................................7
2.3.2 Flash Rom ...............................................................................................................7
2.3.3 NVSRAM .................................................................................................................8
2.3.4 SAS / SATA Connectors..........................................................................................8
2.3.5 PCI Interface..........................................................................................................10
2.3.6 Jumpers and Connectors.......................................................................................10
2.3.7 LEDs......................................................................................................................12
2.4 Hardware Architectural Features...........................................................................12
2.5 Electrical Characteristics .......................................................................................12
2.6 Environmental Specifications.................................................................................13
2.6.1 Safety Characteristics............................................................................................13
2.7 Supported Device Technology...............................................................................13
2.7.1 Support for Hard Disk Drive Devices .....................................................................13
2.7.2 SAS Expander Support..........................................................................................14
2.7.3 Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices .............................................................14
2.7.4 Enclosure Management Support ...........................................................................14
3. Software ..............................................................................................................................15
3.1 Common Layers ....................................................................................................15
3.1.1 Firmware................................................................................................................15
3.1.2 API.........................................................................................................................16
3.1.3 Operating System Driver .......................................................................................16
3.2 User Interface ........................................................................................................16
3.2.1 Intel
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RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility..................................................16