System Requirements
Drives
Depending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may be connected to up to, four, eight, or twelve SATA drives using the supplied interface cables.
Drives must meet serial ATA 150 (SATA I) or serial ATA 300 (SATA 2) Gb/s standards. Drives may be of any capacity or physical form factor.
The length of both shielded and unshielded interface cables may not exceed 1M (39”) for serial ATA controllers.
Operating System
3ware RAID controllers may be used with:
Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Advanced Server) (SP3 or newer), Windows XP Professional (SP1 or newer), Windows Server 2003 (Standard, Enterprise), Windows XP x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition.
Red Hat Linux,
SuSE Linux,
Other versions of Linux using the open source Linux driver
FreeBSD
Other Requirements
Adequate air flow and cooling
Adequate power supply for drives
For a complete listing of features and system requirements, refer to the 9000 Series Datasheet, available from the website at www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata9000.asp.
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