Drive requirements, Hardware requirements, Operating system compatibility – Asus Adaptec 2025 ZCR User Manual
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Introduction
Drive Requirements
You need to have enough drives available for the RAID array level
you want to build. For details, see
.
Note:
Arrays work best when all array members (drives) are
identical.
Hardware Requirements
The following list summarizes the hardware requirements:
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Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
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A motherboard that meets the following compatibility
requirements:
– Complies with the PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2
and higher.
– Supports multifunction devices where one of the devices is a
PCI bridge.
– Provides large memory-mapped address ranges.
Refer to the
Readme
file on the Adaptec installation CD for
additional motherboard compatibility information.
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At least 128 MB of RAM
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An available 32- or 64-bit PCI slot
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An available 32- or 64-bit PCI or PCI-X slot (For Adaptec
2020ZCR, 2130SLP, and 2230SLP controllers only)
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20 MB of free drive space
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16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
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CD-ROM drive (that is not part of the RAID you are installing)
Operating System Compatibility
The following operating systems are supported:
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Windows 2000—Server, Advanced Server, Professional
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Windows 2003 Server—Standard and Advanced
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Windows XP—Home Edition and Pro
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Red Hat Linux—Professional, Enterprise, and Advanced Server