Supermicro AOC-USAS-S4i User manual

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USER'S GUIDE
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Table of Contents
Overview .............................................................................................................v
Product Features.................................................................................................v
Operating Systems Supported ............................................................................v
Manual Images....................................................................................................v
Contacting SuperMicro.......................................................................................vi
Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines
1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines ................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 General Safety Guidelines .............................................................................. 1-1
1-3 An Important Note to Users ............................................................................ 1-1
Chapter 2 LED Indicators and Connectors
2-1 Front Connectors and Jumpers ...................................................................... 2-1
Front Connectors ............................................................................................ 2-1
2-2 Front Connector and Pin Definitions............................................................... 2-2
2-3 Front Jumper Locations and Pin Definitions................................................... 2-3
Explanation of Jumpers .................................................................................. 2-3
LED INDICATORS .......................................................................................... 2-4
RAID Minimum Drive Requirements ............................................................... 2-4
Chapter 3 Boot Controller and Bootable Array
3-1 Boot Controller Setup .......................................................................................... 3-1
3-2 Creating an Array................................................................................................. 3-1
Creating an Array with the ACU...................................................................... 3-2
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager ......................................... 3-3
3-3 Making Your Array Bootable................................................................................ 3-4
Chapter 4 Installingthe Driver and an OperatingSystem
4-1 Overview .............................................................................................................. 4-1
4-2 Creating a Driver Disk ......................................................................................... 4-1
4-3 Installing with Windows........................................................................................ 4-2
4-4 Installing with Red Hat Linux............................................................................... 4-2
4-5 Installing with SUSE Linux................................................................................... 4-3
Chapter 5 Installingthe Driver on an Existing OperatingSystem
5-1 Overview .............................................................................................................. 5-1
5-2 Creating a Driver Disk ......................................................................................... 5-1
5-3 Installing on Windows .......................................................................................... 5-2
5-4 Installing on Linux (Red Hat and SUSE)............................................................. 5-2

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Chapter 6 Managing Your Storage Space
6-1 About Adaptec Storage Manager......................................................................... 6-1
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager ............................................................... 6-2
6-2 The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility.............................................. 6-2
6-3 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ..................................................... 6-2
6-4 The Adaptec Flash Utility ..................................................................................... 6-3
6-5 Choosing a Utility................................................................................................. 6-3

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Introduction
Overview
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable
PC users who intend to integrate SuperMicro's USAS-S4i Add on Card to their
system.
Product Features
The AOC-USAS-S4i offers the following features:
• UIO Form Factor.
• Two Internal "ipass" cable ports.
• Support for RAID 0,1, and 10.
The AOC-USAS-S4ir offers the following features:
• UIO Form Factor.
• Two Internal "ipass" cable ports.
• Support for RAID 0,1, 5, and 10.
• Preinstalled iButton provides RAID 5 support.
Operating Systems Supported
The AOC-USAS-S4i and AOC-USAS-S4ir support the following Operating Systems
(OS):
• Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows 2003
•Red Hat Enterprise Linux/SUSE Linux
Each operating systems must include the latest downloads and hot fixes and at
least 256 MB of free hard drive space.
Manual Images
All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest PCB
Revision available at the time of publishing. The card you have received may or
may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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Contacting SuperMicro
Headquarters
Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)
[e-mail] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
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Email: [e-mail] (General Information)
[e-mail] (Technical Support)
[e-mail] (Customer Support)
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Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email:[e-mail]
Tel: [phone],ext.132 or 139

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Chapter 1
Safety Guidelines
To avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all the safety steps
listed below when accessing your system or handling the components.
1-1 ESD SafetyGuidelines
Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent dam-
age to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures
are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.
• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
• Tou ch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the anti-
static bag.
• Handle the add-on card by its edges only; do not touch its components, pe-
ripheral chips, memory modules or gold contacts.
• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
• Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.
1-2 General SafetyGuidelines
• Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components
from the computer.
• Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cables from the
system.
• Make sure that the add-on card is securely and properly installed on the moth-
erboard to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage.
1-3 AnImportant Note to Users
• All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest
PCB Revision available at the time of publishing. The card you have received
may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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LED Indicators and Connectors
2-1 Front Connectors and Jumpers
Front Connectors
1. Internal SAS Connector
2. External SAS Connector
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2-2 Front Connector and Pin Definitions
#1. Internal SAS Connector
The Internal SAS port connects to the back-
plane allowing the motherboard to access
the hard drives. This connector supports
up to four HDD ports. This card supports
SAS, SATA1, and SATA2 drives.
Use a single port SAS "ipass" cable (Super
Micro order number CBL - 0108L-02).
#2. External SAS Connector
The External SAS port (J4) allows the moth-
erboard to connect to an external backplane
or hard drives. This connector supports up
to four hard drives. This card supports SAS,
SATA1, and SATA2 drives.
Use a single port, external SAS cable (Su-
per Micro order number CBL - 0166L).