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About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller

The Adaptec 1220SA is a low-profile PCIe to 2 port SATA II HostRAID controller with these features:

0

SATA ports

1

PCIe connector

Mounting bracket

Form factor	Low-profile
PCI compatibility	PCIe
PCI bus width (max)	64-bit
PCI bus speed (max)	133 MHz
Ports	2
Connectors	2 internal
RAID levels	0, 1
Simple Volume	Yes
Disk drives	SATA I (1.5Gbps), SATA II (3.0Gbps)
Maximum number of disk drives	2
Hot spares	Yes
Enclosure support	No
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)	Yes
Audible alarm	No

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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 What You Need to Know Before You Begin How to Find More InformationTerminology Used in this Guide About Your HostRAID Controller Array Level Features HostRAID Controller 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 Requirements Getting Started Choosing a RAID Level Selecting Disk DrivesSelecting Cables Disk Drives for Your Controller Installation Options Basic Installation StepsInstalling with an Operating System Installing on an Existing Operating System Installing the HostRAID Controller Disk Drives Installing the HostRAID Controller Before You Begin Connecting Disk Drives to Sata HostRAID Controllers Determining the Boot ControllerChecking Your Controller and Devices Next Steps Creating a Bootable Array Creating an Array Setting the Boot ControllerCreating an Array with the ACU Select Express configuration..., then click Next Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager Making Your Array Bootable Installing the Driver An Operating System Installing with Windows Creating a Driver Disk Installing with Red Hat Linux Installing with Suse Linux Installing with NetWare Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Installing on Windows Installing on Red Hat or Suse Linux Installing on NetWare Managing Your Storage Space About the Hrconf Command Line Utility Installing Adaptec Storage ManagerAbout Adaptec Storage Manager About the AFU About the ARC UtilityWhich Utility Should I Use? Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Features Overview Physical Devices View Changing How Drives are DisplayedLogical Devices View Collapsed and Expanded Views Component Views Solving Problems Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure Troubleshooting ChecklistFailed 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 Array Understanding RAID Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning Performance RAID Technology OverviewUnderstanding Drive Segments Stripe-unit Size RAID 0 Non-RAID Arrays RAID RAID 1 Arrays RAID 10 Arrays Using the ARC Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility Running the ARC UtilityCreating and Managing Arrays Creating a New Array RAID Managing Arrays Rebuilding Arrays Force from Offline Configuring Disk Drives Managing Bootable Arrays and DevicesAdding/Deleting Hotspares Using SATASelect Atapi Support SATASelect Options Smart Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives Using the AFU for DOS System Requirements IntroductionCompatibility Running the AFU from the Command Line Running the AFU from the GUI Save Update AFU Command Line Step-by-Step Command Switches Afu update /C controllernumber Safety Information Electrostatic Discharge ESD Technical Specifications DC Power Requirements Environmental SpecificationsCurrent 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