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Contents

CAUTION: Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

SAFETY: General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

SAFETY: When Working Inside Your System

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SAFETY: Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge

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1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

About RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

RAID Levels

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RAID Terminology

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Integrated Striping

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Integrated Mirroring

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2 SAS 6/iR Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3 Hardware Installation

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Installing the SAS 6/iR Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4 Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Creating a Driver Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Installing the Driver During Windows Operating System Installation

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Installing a Windows Driver for a New SAS 6/iR Controller

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Updating an Existing Windows Driver

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Installing From the Dell Operating System Media

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