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This chapter lists the contents of your HostRAID controller kit and the system requirements that must be met for you to successfully install and use your controller.

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Adaptec ATA II 1420SA, ATA II 1220SA, ATA II 1430SA manual Kit Contents System Requirements

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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 Terminology Used in this Guide How to Find More InformationWhat You Need to Know Before You Begin About Your HostRAID Controller Upgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware HostRAID Controller FeaturesArray Level Features About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller Kit Contents System Requirements System Requirements Kit Contents Getting Started Selecting Disk Drives Choosing a RAID LevelSelecting Cables Disk Drives for Your Controller Basic Installation Steps Installation OptionsInstalling with an Operating System Installing on an Existing Operating System Installing the HostRAID Controller Disk Drives Before You Begin Installing the HostRAID Controller Determining the Boot Controller Connecting Disk Drives to Sata HostRAID ControllersChecking Your Controller and Devices Next Steps Creating a Bootable Array Creating an Array with the ACU Setting the Boot ControllerCreating an Array Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager Select Express configuration..., then click Next Making Your Array Bootable Installing the Driver An Operating System Creating a Driver Disk Installing with Windows Installing with Suse Linux Installing with Red Hat Linux Installing with NetWare Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Installing on Windows Installing on NetWare Installing on Red Hat or Suse Linux Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager Installing Adaptec Storage ManagerAbout the Hrconf Command Line Utility Which Utility Should I Use? About the ARC UtilityAbout the AFU Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Overview Features Logical Devices View Changing How Drives are DisplayedPhysical Devices View Collapsed and Expanded Views Component Views Solving Problems Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare Troubleshooting ChecklistRecovering from a Disk Drive Failure Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot SpareDisk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array Multiple Failures in the Same Array Understanding RAID RAID Technology Overview Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning PerformanceUnderstanding Drive Segments Stripe-unit Size RAID RAID 0 Non-RAID Arrays RAID 10 Arrays RAID 1 Arrays Using the ARC Utility Running the ARC Utility Introduction to the ARC UtilityCreating and Managing Arrays Creating a New Array RAID Rebuilding Arrays Managing Arrays Force from Offline Adding/Deleting Hotspares Managing Bootable Arrays and DevicesConfiguring Disk Drives Atapi Support Using SATASelect Smart SATASelect Options Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives Using the AFU for DOS Compatibility IntroductionSystem Requirements Running the AFU from the GUI Running the AFU from the Command Line Save Update Command Switches AFU Command Line Step-by-Step Afu update /C controllernumber Electrostatic Discharge ESD Safety Information Technical Specifications Current Requirements Environmental SpecificationsDC Power 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