Dell (PERC) S100, PERC S300 manual Contents

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Contents
1 WARNING: Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . 7
SAFETY: General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SAFETY: When Working Inside Your System
. . . . . . . 8
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge
. . . . . . . 9
2Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General Information, Intended Audience, and
Prerequisites for Use
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Related Documentation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
PERC S100 Adapter or PERC S300 Adapter
Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
About RAID
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
RAID Terminology
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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