HighPoint RocketRAID 2700 Series User Manual

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CONTENTS
HIGHPOINT TECHNOLOGIES, INC……………………………………………….. 5
HIGHPOINT ROCKETRAID 2700 SERIES – PCI-EXPRESS 2.0………………….6
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1 - Features and Specifications ..................................................................................................................... 7
Physical Specifications .................................................................................................. 8
2 - Kit Contents .............................................................................................................................................. 8
HARDWARE – DESCRIPTION AND INSTALLATION…………………………….9
ROCKETRAID BIOS UTILITY…………………………………………………….. 13
1 - BIOS Settings Overview ........................................................................................................................ 13
Using the BIOS Utility ................................................................................................ 13
BIOS Commands ......................................................................................................... 13
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2 - Creating RAID Arrays ........................................................................................................................... 14
3 – Deleting Arrays ...................................................................................................................................... 16
4 - Adding/Remove Spare Disks ................................................................................................................. 17
5 - Settings .................................................................................................................................................... 19
HIGHPOINT SOFTWARE CD……………………………………………………..…19
Creating a driver diskette ........................................................................................................................... 19
Device Driver Installation – Windows Operating Systems ...................................................................... 21
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RocketRAID 2700 Windows Driver Installation ...................................................................................... 21
Windows XP, 2003 ....................................................................................................... 21
RocketRAID 2700 Windows 7/Vista/Windows 2008 Driver Installation ............... 24
Linux and FreeBSD Device Driver installation ........................................................................................ 28
HIGHPOINT RAID MANAGEMENT UTILITIES (HRM) – WEB GUI / CLI…...29
Windows Operating Systems – Installing the Web GUI From the Software CD. .................................. 29
Red Hat Enterprise/CentOS, Fedora Core, Open SuSE – Installing the Web-based
Management utility ..................................................................................................... 29

HighPoint RocketRAID 2700 Series Specifications

General

Brand	HighPoint
Model	RocketRAID 2700 Series
Category	Adapter
Language	English