Acer PCI to Ultra SCSI RAID Controllers DAC960PG - Manual (Page 7)

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Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction ........................................................................................ 1-1
Product Description ........................................................................... 1-1
Controller Features and Functions ............................................. 1-2
Operating System Support ......................................................... 1-2
Standard Package Contents ............................................................. 1-3
Hardware .................................................................................... 1-3
Software ..................................................................................... 1-3
User-supplied Items .......................................................................... 1-4
Chapter 2
Preinstallation Planning ............................................................... 2-1
SCSI Termination .............................................................................. 2-2
SCSI Cabling ..................................................................................... 2-4
SCSI Drive Preparation ..................................................................... 2-5
Mixing Narrow and Wide SCSI Devices ............................................ 2-5
Chapter 3
Installation .......................................................................................... 3-1
Before You Begin .............................................................................. 3-1
Connectors and Jumpers .................................................................. 3-2
External SCSI Connectors ......................................................... 3-3
Safety Considerations ....................................................................... 3-4
Installing the Controller ...................................................................... 3-5
Chapter 4
Controller Start-up .......................................................................... 4-1
BIOS Options Sequence ................................................................... 4-1
Setting BIOS Options ................................................................ 4-2
BIOS Configuration Utility (RAID EzAssist) ....................................... 4-4
Operating System .............................................................................. 4-4
Operating System Device Drivers ..................................................... 4-4
Global Array Manager (GAM) Server ................................................ 4-4
Global Array Manager (GAM) Client .................................................. 4-5
In Case of Problems .......................................................................... 4-5