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Introduction

Motherboard Compatibility

The Adaptec RAID controller requires a motherboard that meets
the following compatibility requirements:
■Complies with the PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2 and
higher.
■Supports multifunction devices where one of the devices is a
PCI bridge.
■Provides large memory-mapped address ranges.
Refer to the Readme file on the Adaptec installationCD f or
additional motherboard compatibility information.
Controller Features
This section contains the following subsections:
■Features Overview
■SATA RAID Controller Features Summary
■SCSI RAID Controller Features Summary
■Advanced RAID Features

Features Overview

Adaptec RAID controllers offer the following features:
■
Supports
PCI Local Bus Specification
, Revision 2.2. Some models also
support the
PCI-X Addendum
, Revision 1.0a. See pages1-6 and 1-7.
■64-bit, 66-MHz PCI interface compatible with 32-bit/33-MHz
PCI slots.
■At least 64 MB of on-board RAM. Some controllers are available
with more RAM.
■All except Adaptec 2020ZCR—Optional battery backup module
available. For details, see page 1-9.
■Operating system independent configuration and RAID
creation using the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility.
■Flash ROM for easy updates of controller firmware, BIOS, and
ARC. For details on updating the flash, see AppendixC.
■Event logging and broadcasting, including messaging for
alphanumeric pagers.