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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 installation CD for
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 pages 1-6 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 Appendix C.
■ Event logging and broadcasting, including messaging for
alphanumeric pagers.
