Supermicro AOC-S3808L-L8iR - Table of Contents

Supermicro AOC-S3808L-L8iR User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
Preface ............................................................................................................................. 4
About this User's Guide ............................................................................................. 4
About this Expansion Card ........................................................................................ 4
An Important Note to the User ................................................................................... 4
Returning Merchandise for Service ........................................................................... 4
Conventions Used in the User's Guide ...................................................................... 5
Contacting Supermicro .............................................................................................. 6
Table of Contents .............................................................................................................. 8
Chapter 1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 9
1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................. 9
1-2 Technical Specifications ...................................................................................... 9
Chapter 2 Hardware Components ................................................................................. 10
2-1 Controller Card Layout and Components .......................................................... 10
2-2 Major Components ............................................................................................ 11
2-3 Front Connectors............................................................................................... 12
2-4 Front Jumper and Header Positions .................................................................... 13
2-5 LEDs ................................................................................................................. 14
Chapter 3 Installation ..................................................................................................... 15
3-1 Static-Sensitive Devices .................................................................................... 15
3-2 Before Installation.............................................................................................. 16
3-3 Installing the Controller Card ............................................................................. 16
3-5 Installing the Drivers in Windows....................................................................... 17
3-6 Uninstalling the Drivers ..................................................................................... 17
Chapter 4 Configuring the BROADCOM
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3808 iMR Settings ........................................ 18
4-1 RAID Minimum Drive Requirements .................................................................. 18
4-2 Using the BROADCOM <SAS 3808> Configuration Utility ................................ 19
Chapter 5 Hybrid Drive Type Change ............................................................................ 31
5-1 Changing Drive Type under UEFI ...................................................................... 31