Adaptec ATA II 1220SA manual Connecting Disk Drives to Sata HostRAID Controllers, Next Steps

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Connecting Disk Drives to SATA HostRAID Controllers

You can connect SATA disk drives to your HostRAID controller. There are no jumpers or switches to set before installation. The cable ends are identical, so you don’t need to worry about which end to attach to the controller and which end to attach to the drive.

The interface cable connectors, controller connectors, and disk drive connectors are all keyed so that you can insert them in only one direction.

If you plan to build a bootable array using internal disk drives, ensure you install at least the minimum number disk drives required to support the RAID level you want. See page 47 for more information.

Checking Your Controller and Devices

Now that you have installed your controller and connected your Serial ATA disk drives, you are ready to use the ARC utility to check your controller and devices, as described below:

1Turn on your computer.

2When the Adaptec banner appears, enter the ARC utility by pressing Ctrl+A.

3If your drives have already been used in another system (even if not part of an array), select Disk Utilities and format the drive. Otherwise, skip to Step 4.

Note: If a drive appears to be missing, power down the computer and check the connections.

4Select SATASelect to verify the hardware configuration of the controller and the drives.

Verify that all drives and controllers are shown. If anything appears to be missing, power down the computer and check the connections.

Determining the Boot Controller

Your Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1430SA, 1420SA, and 1220SA are bootable controllers. If your computer already contains a bootable disk drive with an installed operating system, you can set up your computer to boot a second operating system from the new controller.

To add a second bootable controller, you may need to enter Setup and change the hard disk boot sequence so that the Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID controller heads the list. If Setup does not allow this change, your system BIOS may not be configurable to allow the Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID controller to act as a second boot device.

Next Steps

If you are installing the driver and an operating system onto a bootable array, continue with Creating a Bootable Array on page 25.

If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 33.

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Contents Serial ATA II 1430SA, 1420SA, 1220SA HostRAID Controllers Copyright Adaptec Customer Support Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty Regulatory Compliance Statements Contents Installing the HostRAID Controller Disk Drives Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Safety Information About This Guide How to Find More Information What You Need to Know Before You BeginTerminology Used in this Guide About Your HostRAID Controller HostRAID Controller Features Array Level FeaturesUpgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller Kit Contents System Requirements Kit Contents System RequirementsGetting Started Choosing a RAID Level Selecting Disk DrivesSelecting Cables Disk Drives for Your ControllerInstallation Options Basic Installation StepsInstalling with an Operating System Installing on an Existing Operating SystemInstalling the HostRAID Controller Disk Drives Installing the HostRAID Controller Before You BeginConnecting Disk Drives to Sata HostRAID Controllers Determining the Boot ControllerChecking Your Controller and Devices Next StepsCreating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller Creating an ArrayCreating an Array with the ACU Select Express configuration..., then click Next Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage ManagerMaking Your Array Bootable Installing the Driver An Operating System Installing with Windows Creating a Driver DiskInstalling with Red Hat Linux Installing with Suse LinuxInstalling with NetWare Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Installing on Windows Installing on Red Hat or Suse Linux Installing on NetWareManaging Your Storage Space Installing Adaptec Storage Manager About the Hrconf Command Line UtilityAbout Adaptec Storage Manager About the ARC Utility About the AFUWhich Utility Should I Use? Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Features OverviewChanging How Drives are Displayed Physical Devices ViewLogical Devices View Collapsed and Expanded Views Component Views Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist Recovering from a Disk Drive FailureFailed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare Failure in Multiple Arrays SimultaneouslyDisk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array Multiple Failures in the Same ArrayUnderstanding RAID Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning Performance RAID Technology OverviewUnderstanding Drive Segments Stripe-unit SizeRAID 0 Non-RAID Arrays RAIDRAID 1 Arrays RAID 10 ArraysUsing the ARC Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility Running the ARC UtilityCreating and Managing Arrays Creating a New ArrayRAID Managing Arrays Rebuilding ArraysForce from Offline Managing Bootable Arrays and Devices Configuring Disk DrivesAdding/Deleting Hotspares Using SATASelect Atapi SupportSATASelect Options SmartFormatting and Verifying Disk Drives Using the AFU for DOS Introduction System RequirementsCompatibility Running the AFU from the Command Line Running the AFU from the GUISave Update AFU Command Line Step-by-Step Command SwitchesAfu update /C controllernumber Safety Information Electrostatic Discharge ESDTechnical Specifications Environmental Specifications DC Power RequirementsCurrent Requirements Glossary See channel Initialize See configure Mirrored array/mirroring See RAID 1, RAID Area on each disk reserved for use by the RAID controller See simple volume, spanned volume Index Scsi Adaptec, Inc
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