Addonics ADMS6GPX2
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1. User Guide External Internal mini SAS 4 SATA PCle controller ADMS6GPX2 ADMS6GPX2 E www addonics com v6 1 11 Technical Support If you need any assistance to get your unit functioning properly please have your product information ready and contact Addonics Technical Support at Hours 8 30 am 6 00 pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email http www addonics com support query Unpacking and Overview ADMS6GPX2 LED Connectors Mini SAS SFF 8087 a Connector LED Connectors ADMS6GPX2 E is Mini SAS SFF 8087 Connector Addonics OST CONTROLLER NRIUER NICH EEEE ADMSSGPX2 RAID UTILITY AND WINDOWS XP ORIVER y www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query Hardware Installation NOTE This controller is not compatible with SAS targets 1 Power off the computer and install the card in a PCI Express slot that can accept a 2X or larger card 2 Connect the Mini SAS cable to target devices NOTE This host adapter can support up to a total of 7 targets with the use of one port multiplier However it will only recognize up to four drives on a port multiplier and will not recognize any other hardware after finding one Therefore when connecting drives directly to the card and through a port multiplier make sure the port multiplier is connected to Port 4 3 Turn on the computer At this point an AHCl aware Operating system such as2. to enable the software to connect to the hard ware properly then click Finish on the Installation Wizard oR WN www addonics com Technical Support M F 8 30am 6 00pm PST Phone 408 453 6212 Email www addonics com support query Setting Up Hardware RAID This adapter s hardware RAID capabilities may be configured using either the BIOS utility or the Marvell Storage Utility There is no functional difference other than the BIOS utility can prepare an array without an operating system which may then be installed onto the array and the Marvell Storage Utility has the convenience of a Graphical User Interface This adapter supports RAID 0 2 3 or 4 drives RAID 1 2 drives RAID 10 4 drives and HyperDuo hybrid HDD SDD mode Drives connected through a port multiplier cannot be used as RAID members Starting the Marvell Storage Utility The first time this program is started it will launch your default web browser which should immediately show a security warning This is due to the secure connection to the Controller subsystem using a self signed certificate cookie Allow your browser to add this certificate as an exception to proceed Logging onto the Storage Utility uses the same credentials you use for Windows Your current Windows username should appear Enter your Windows password and click Login If this doesn t work try deleting the password leaving that box blank then click Login To set up an ar
3. Linux MacOS X or Windows Vista 7 or 8 will immediately recognize the card as a generic AHCI controller and begin using it Windows XP Driver Installation Windows XP 32 bit 1 After following the Hardware Installation steps Windows XP will start with the Found New Hardware Wizard Before proceeding insert the Host Adapter Driver Disc 2 Respond to the first question Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software by choosing No not this time Then click Next 3 Respond to the question What do you want the wizard to do by keeping the default setting Install the software automatically Recommended 4 Respond to the next step Please select the best match for your hardware from the list below by choosing the line that ends with miniport i386 mv9 1 xx inf 5 Another wizard will appear next Also choost No not this time and Install the software automatically to the next prompts and during selec tion choose the line ending with miniport i386 mv91cons inf Software Installation Windows Only Insert the Host Adapter Driver Disc if not already done Launch the application MSUSetup exe Read and accept the License Agreement Respond to all remaining prompts by clicking Next During this process a Windows Security Alert dialog should appear asking about firewall blocking for a program called Apache HTTP Server Click Unblock
4. ray click on the Adapter listed under Device On the right side is the Operation tab move the mouse to that tab to find the Create RAID function For more information on using the Marvell Storage Utility or the RAID BIOS click on the small blue circle containing a question mark in the upper right corner of the Utility then select User Guide www addonics com Phone 408 573 8580 Fax 408 573 8588 Email http www addonics com sales query
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