HighPoint RocketRAID 2224 - Manual (Page 3)

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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