Dell 6 series - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Contents
1 WARNING: Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . 11
SAFETY: General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SAFETY: When Working Inside Your System
. . . . . . 12
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge
. . . . . . 13
SAFETY: Battery Disposal
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PERC 6 and CERC 6/i Controller Descriptions . . . . . . 15
PCI Architecture
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operating System Support
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
RAID Description
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Summary of RAID Levels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
RAID Terminology
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3 About PERC 6 and CERC
6/i Controllers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
PERC 6 and CERC 6 Controller Features . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the SMART Feature
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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