Adaptec RAID 1220SA - Selecting Disk Drives; Selecting SATA Cables; Selecting SAS Cables; Before You Begin

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Installing the HostRAID Controller and
Disk Drives
In this chapter...
Before You Begin .................................................................................................................... 27
Installing the HostRAID Controller...................................................................................... 27
Selecting Disk Drives.............................................................................................................. 28
Selecting SAS Cables .............................................................................................................. 28
Selecting SATA Cables............................................................................................................ 30
Connecting Disk Drives to SAS HostRAID Controllers ...................................................... 30
Connecting Disk Drives to SATA HostRAID Controllers.................................................... 32
Setting the Boot Controller.................................................................................................... 33
Next Steps ............................................................................................................................... 34
This chapter explains how to install your HostRAID controller, and how to connect disk drives.