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Installation Guide EscaladeTM ATA RAID Controller Supports the 7000 and 8000 series PN 720-0038-04, Revision A April 29, 2003
Installation Guide EscaladeTM ATA RAID Controller Supports the 7000 and 8000 series PN 720-0038-04, Revision A April 29, 2003
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Determining your configuration 26 Displaying advance details 28 Creating a disk array 28 Determining your configuration 30 Specifying a Hot Spare 34 Changing an existing configuration 35 Modifying a disk array 35 Deleting a disk array 35 How to maintain or verify a disk array 36 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 37 Rebuilding a RAID...52 Appendix B Warranty, Technical Support and Service 53 Limited Warranty 53 Exclusions 53 State Law Provisions 54 Obtaining Warranty Protection 54 3ware Technical Support and Services 54 Sales and...
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Determining your configuration 26 Displaying advance details 28 Creating a disk array 28 Determining your configuration 30 Specifying a Hot Spare 34 Changing an existing configuration 35 Modifying a disk array 35 Deleting a disk array 35 How to maintain or verify a disk array 36 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 37 Rebuilding a RAID...52 Appendix B Warranty, Technical Support and Service 53 Limited Warranty 53 Exclusions 53 State Law Provisions 54 Obtaining Warranty Protection 54 3ware Technical Support and Services 54 Sales and...
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... PCI 32 bit / 33 Mhz) • Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Com- Parallel UltraDMA 133, 100, 66, 33 • Bus Type. Low CPU Utilization • RAID Support. mand Line Interface • BIOS. W98SE, WME, WinNT4 with SP6, Win2k with...supports the following legacy products: 7410, 7810, 7450 (now 7500-4), 7850 (now 7500-8), and 7210. • True Hardware RAID. PCI 64 bit / 33 Mhz (7000-2 is not available on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (7000-2 does not support RAID 5) • Drive Support...
... PCI 32 bit / 33 Mhz) • Management. 3DM Disk Management Utility or 3ware Com- Parallel UltraDMA 133, 100, 66, 33 • Bus Type. Low CPU Utilization • RAID Support. mand Line Interface • BIOS. W98SE, WME, WinNT4 with SP6, Win2k with...supports the following legacy products: 7410, 7810, 7450 (now 7500-4), 7850 (now 7500-8), and 7210. • True Hardware RAID. PCI 64 bit / 33 Mhz (7000-2 is not available on selecting the Escalade ATA RAID Controller as your Escalade ATA RAID Controller. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (7000-2 does not support RAID 5) • Drive Support...
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...Escalade User Guide (.pdf format) • 3ware Release Notes • 3ware Installation Guide Escalade 8000 series Serial ATA RAID Controller • Escalade Serial ATA RAID Controller in Open Source.) • Performance. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD • Drive Support. Serial ATA 150 (SATA I) drives. If using the controller...Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers • Data Integrity. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide • Field Upgrades. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant • Windows Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion • Field ...
...Escalade User Guide (.pdf format) • 3ware Release Notes • 3ware Installation Guide Escalade 8000 series Serial ATA RAID Controller • Escalade Serial ATA RAID Controller in Open Source.) • Performance. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD • Drive Support. Serial ATA 150 (SATA I) drives. If using the controller...Upgradeable Firmware, BIOS, 3DM and Drivers • Data Integrity. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide • Field Upgrades. PC99, PnP, BBS Compliant • Windows Support. Twinstor, Command Queuing, Elevator Seeking, R5Fusion • Field ...
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...and Play and PC99 specifications. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial Drive Converter Kit) • Escalade CBL-P-SATA (one per port) • Jumper(s) for converter (if not already installed) • 3ware Installation Guide Tools Required •...RAID Controller from its internal parts are properly grounded. ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions must meet UltraATA-133, UltraATA-100, UltraATA-66 or UltraATA-33 standards (8000 family does not support UltraDMA66 or UltraDMA-33 standards), but may not 10 www.3ware...
...and Play and PC99 specifications. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide CBL-P-SATA (Parallel to Serial Drive Converter Kit) • Escalade CBL-P-SATA (one per port) • Jumper(s) for converter (if not already installed) • 3ware Installation Guide Tools Required •...RAID Controller from its internal parts are properly grounded. ESD Precautions Standard electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions must meet UltraATA-133, UltraATA-100, UltraATA-66 or UltraATA-33 standards (8000 family does not support UltraDMA66 or UltraDMA-33 standards), but may not 10 www.3ware...
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...Converter. Be sure that each converter. To operate properly, the Escalade ATA RAID Controller requires that the contacts will mate with converter kit (CBL-P-SATA) Note: UltraATA-66 and UltraATA-33 drives are not supported. 1 Before connecting your drives are connected to the power ...the back of each drive, select the end of each drive's jumper setting. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Escalade ATA RAID Controller is keyed to set them. The range of theATA RAID Controller directly above the slot until it is keyed to ensure proper installation. Refer to...
...Converter. Be sure that each converter. To operate properly, the Escalade ATA RAID Controller requires that the contacts will mate with converter kit (CBL-P-SATA) Note: UltraATA-66 and UltraATA-33 drives are not supported. 1 Before connecting your drives are connected to the power ...the back of each drive, select the end of each drive's jumper setting. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Escalade ATA RAID Controller is keyed to set them. The range of theATA RAID Controller directly above the slot until it is keyed to ensure proper installation. Refer to...
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... for context sensitive help. Pressing F8 will return your starting values. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Determining your configuration Caution: Configuring a disk array writes format-type data onto its member disks and overwrites all the files on the number of supported RAID levels can be specified as abandon your changes and exit the utility...
... for context sensitive help. Pressing F8 will return your starting values. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Determining your configuration Caution: Configuring a disk array writes format-type data onto its member disks and overwrites all the files on the number of supported RAID levels can be specified as abandon your changes and exit the utility...
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... installed but is removed. Check the cabling between the drives and the ATA RAID controller. Hardware installation Q1: The rail on the 3ware web site at http://www.3ware.com/support. It aligns and secures the ATA RAID controller in the case. Note: More troubleshooting problems and solutions can prevent your system from running its BIOS. Troubleshooting...
... installed but is removed. Check the cabling between the drives and the ATA RAID controller. Hardware installation Q1: The rail on the 3ware web site at http://www.3ware.com/support. It aligns and secures the ATA RAID controller in the case. Note: More troubleshooting problems and solutions can prevent your system from running its BIOS. Troubleshooting...
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...and DOES NOT COVER UNDERWARRANTY, ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICING AND/OR THE INSTALLATION OF 3WARE PRODUCTS. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) 3ware, Inc. Repair parts or replacement products will be provided by returning the defective product ... equivalent to Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certification for certification at our website: http://www.3ware.com/support/rma_form.asp 3ware warranty service is committed to new. For detailed terms and conditions, please see the Limited Hardware Warranty...
...and DOES NOT COVER UNDERWARRANTY, ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICING AND/OR THE INSTALLATION OF 3WARE PRODUCTS. 3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) 3ware, Inc. Repair parts or replacement products will be provided by returning the defective product ... equivalent to Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certification for certification at our website: http://www.3ware.com/support/rma_form.asp 3ware warranty service is committed to new. For detailed terms and conditions, please see the Limited Hardware Warranty...
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...days after receipt of the advanced replacement, 3ware will ship the advanced replacement to state. As soon as you immediately ship the defective Escalade ATA RAID Controller to support@3ware.com. If 3ware receives the defective Escalade ATA RAID Controller from state to you will not be ...issued a return material authorization (RMA) number. 3ware will send a replacement within thirty (30) days...
...days after receipt of the advanced replacement, 3ware will ship the advanced replacement to state. As soon as you immediately ship the defective Escalade ATA RAID Controller to support@3ware.com. If 3ware receives the defective Escalade ATA RAID Controller from state to you will not be ...issued a return material authorization (RMA) number. 3ware will send a replacement within thirty (30) days...
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3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 40 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 39 Rebuilding RAID 5 39 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40, 44 S System requirements 10 T Technical Support 53 Tools required 10 Troubleshooting 49 U Ultra ATA 16 V Verify Array 36 W Warranty 53 WHQL 52 58 www.3ware.com
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide Rebuilding a mirrored array with no hot spare 40 Rebuilding a mirrored disk array 39 Rebuilding RAID 5 39 Rebuilding with Hot Spare 40, 44 S System requirements 10 T Technical Support 53 Tools required 10 Troubleshooting 49 U Ultra ATA 16 V Verify Array 36 W Warranty 53 WHQL 52 58 www.3ware.com