Avago Technologies MegaRAID SATA 300-8X - Manual (Page 2)

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Table 1 describes the jumpers and connectors on
the RAID controller.
Table 1 Jumpers and Connectors
Step 4 Install the MegaRAID SATA 300-8X RAID
Controller
Insert the MegaRAID SATA 300-8X RAID
Controller in a PCI-X slot, as shown in
Figure 2 .
Press down gently but firmly to make sure that
the card is properly seated in the slot. Attach the
SATA 300-8X to the computer chassis with the
bracket screw.
Refer to your mainboard guide for information
about the PCI-X slot.
Figure 2 Installing the MegaRAID SATA 300-8X
RAID Controller
Step 5 Configure and Install the Serial ATA Devices
in the Host Computer Case
Refer to the documentation for the Serial ATA
devices for any pre-installation configuration
requirements.
Step 6 Connect the SATA 300-8X Storage Adapter to
the Serial ATA Devices
Connect the Serial ATA cables between the SATA
300-8X storage adapter and the Serial ATA
devices. Refer to the board graphic in
step 3 to
view connector locations on the board.
Step 7 Turn on the Power to the Computer
Replace the computer cover and reconnect the
power cord(s). Turn on the power to the
computer. During boot, a MegaRAID BIOS
message displays.
The firmware takes several seconds to initialize.
During this time the adapter scans the Serial ATA
ports.
Step 8 Run the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility
Run the BIOS Configuration Utility to configure
the physical arrays and the logical drives. When
Jumper,
Connector Description
Type
J1 LED SATA
Activity
Connector 2-pin connector.
When lit, it indicates SATA activity on
one or more SATA drives.
J2, J4, J5,
J12 SATA 300-8X
Ports Ports 0–7.
Used to attach the cables from the
adapter to the SATA hard drives.
J3 BBU Daughter
Card Connector 40-pin connector.
Connector for an optional backup
battery pack.
J6 Serial Port
RS232 Interface 3-pin connector.
Used for diagnostic purposes.
J7
I
2
C Interface
4-pin connector.
The I 2 C interface is for communica-
tion with storage enclosure processor
devices.
J8 Write Pending
Activity (dirty
cache) LED 2-pin connector.
Connector for enclosure LED.
Provides a signal that indicates
when the onboard cache memory
contains data and that a write from
the cache to the hard drives is
pending.
Optional.
J9 Serial EEPROM
Interface 2-pin jumper.
When equipped with a connector
from a serial programming device, J9
provides the interface for program-
ming the onboard manufacturing-
tracking serial EEPROM.
J10 BIOS Disable 2-pin jumper.
Jumpered: BIOS disabled
Unjumpered: BIOS enabled. This is
the default.
J11 Mode Select 2-pin jumper.
Reserved for LSI use.
J13
I
2
C Interface
3-pin connector.
The I 2 C interface is for communica-
tion with storage enclosure processor
devices.
64-bit Slots
(3.3 V)
Edge of
Motherboard
Bracket
Press Here
Press Here
Screw