HighPoint 640L Service Manual

RocketRAID 600L/600LS

SATA 6Gb/s PCI-Express 2.0 RAID Host Adapters

User’s Guide Revision: 1.20 Dec. 20, 2015 HighPoint Technologies, Inc.

Table of Contents

HighPoint RocketRAID 600L/600LS Series .............................................................. 3

1 Features and Specifications ................................................................................ 4

2 Physical Specifications ........................................................................................ 5

3 Kit Contents ........................................................................................................ 6

4 Hardware Description and Installation ............................................................... 6

4.1 RocketRAID 600L/600LS Host Adapter board layout .............................. 6

4.2 Connector and Jumper Description ........................................................ 7

4.3 Installing the RocketRAID 600L/600LS Host Adapter .............................. 7

4.4 Verifying Installation ............................................................................... 8

5. Using the RocketRAID 600L Series HBA ............................................................. 8

5.1 RocketRAID 600L HBA BIOS mode .......................................................... 8

5.2 BIOS configuration .................................................................................. 8

5.3 RocketRAID 600L/600LS BIOS Setting Utility ........................................ 10

5.3.1 BIOS Settings Overview ................................................................. 10

5.3.2 Using the BIOS Utility .................................................................... 11

5.3.3 BIOS Commands ........................................................................... 11

5.3.4 Creating RAID Arrays ..................................................................... 12

5.3.5 Delete Arrays ................................................................................. 16

5.3.6 Add/Remove Spare Disks .............................................................. 16

5.3.7 Settings ......................................................................................... 17

5.3.8 View .............................................................................................. 17

6 RocketRAID 600L/600LS Driver Installation ...................................................... 18

6.1 Driver installation - Microsoft Windows ............................................... 18

6.2 Driver installation -Linux and FreeBSD ................................................. 21

7 HighPoint Web RAID Management Software.................................................... 21

7.1 Installing / Uninstall the Web RAID Management Software - Microsoft

Windows ..................................................................................................... 21

7.2 Installing / Uninstalling the Web RAID Management Software –

Linux/FreeBSD ............................................................................................ 22

7.3 Using the Web RAID Management Software ........................................ 22

8 Customer Support ............................................................................................. 22

HighPoint RocketRAID 600L/600LS Series

HighPoint 2nd Generation SATA 6Gb/s PCI-E 2.0 RAID HBA’s

HighPoint’s RocketRAID 600L/600LS Series HBA’s are the Industry’s most affordable, high-performance, SATA 6Gb/s RAID HBA’s, and are ideal for desktop PC’s and workstations. These Second Generation

SATA 6Gb/s host controllers utilize a PCI-Express 2.0 host bus interface, HighPoint's Industry-proven RAID engine, and support a wide-range of single-disk and RAID configurations including 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD. RocketRAID 600L/600LS HBA’s are fully backwards compatible with SATA 3Gb/s devices, PCI-Express 1.0 and 2.0 motherboards, and are compliant with major PC operating systems including Windows 8, and

7. Each RocketRAID 600L/600LS Series HBA’s directly supports up to 4 SATA devices, and up to 20 when used in conjunction with port multiplier storage devices. For maximum performance, attach SATA hard drives and SSD’s directly to the RocketRAID 600L/600LS’s SATA and eSATA ports. To maximize storage capacity, use the RocketRAID 600L/600LS with port multiplier storage chassis and external disk enclosures. The HighPoint RAID Management Software provides a user friendly interface to create, manage and maintain your storage solutions.

RocketRAID 600L Series HBA Family:

 RocketRAID 640L - 4 SATA ports  RocketRAID 642L - 2 SATA ports and 2 eSATA ports  RocketRAID 644L - 4 eSATA ports  RocketRAID 644LS - 1 Mini-SAS port

1 Features and Specifications

Hardware Specifications

 PCI Express 2.0 x4  4x SATA 6Gb/s Ports  Industry standard SATA/eSATA/Mini-SAS connectors  Directly supports 4 SATA devices / Up to 20 with port multiplier

capable enclosure

 Backwards compatible with HighPoint SATA RAID HBA’s  Low Profile (RocketRAID 640L, RocketRAID 642L and RocketRAID

644LS) / Full Height (RocketRAID 644L)

Monitor, Alerts and LED Indicators

 Hard Drive LED Indicators (Activity and Failed)  SMTP email notification for events and error reporting  Alarm/Buzzer alerts for drive/array failure

Advanced RAID Features

 RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD  Redundant RAID Configuration for Array availability  RAID Initialization Types - Background, Foreground, Quick

Initialization and Keep Old Data

 Spin Down Idle Disk  S.M.A.R.T Support  Auto Rebuild on spare drive  Hot-Plug and Hot-Swap support  Larger than 2 TB drive support  Bootable RAID Array support  Write Back or Write Through Cache support  User friendly Browser-based Management Interface  Easy to use BIOS configuration Tool  Linux Command Line Interface (CLI)-Scriptable configuration tool  Hot key (Ctrl+H) boot-up RAID manager via BIOS  Web browser-based RAID management software (Web GUI)  Command Line Interface (CLI)

Operating System Support

PCI-E

3.3V

12V

Power

4W Max

1W Max

 Windows Server 2012, 2008, 2003  Windows 8, 7, Vista  Major Linux Distributions  FreeBSD  Mac OS X

2 Physical Specifications

Dimensions:

RocketRAID 640L: 79mm x 65mm x 1.5mm (3.12” x 2.56” x 0.06”) RocketRAID 642L: 79mm x 67mm x 1.5mm (3.12” x 2.68” x 0.06”) RocketRAID 644L: 106mm x 79mm x 1.5mm (4.17” x 3.12” x 0.06”) RocketRAID 644LS: 79mm x 68mm x 1.5mm (3.12” x 2.68” x 0.06”)

EMI:

FCC Part 15 Class B and CE

Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics:

Work Temperature Range: +5°C ~ + 55°C Relative Humidity Range: 5% ~ 60% non-condensing Storage Temperature: -20°C ~ +80°C MTBF: 920,585 Hours

Electrical Characteristics:

3 Kit Contents

 RocketRAID 644L / 644LS / 642L / 640L HBA  Quick Installation Guide  Low Profile Bracket (RocketRAID 644LS, 642L and 640L)  Two SATA 6Gb/s cables (RocketRAID 642L only), four SATA 6Gb/s

cables (RocketRAID 640L only)

4 Hardware Description and Installation

4.1 RocketRAID 600L/600LS Host Adapter board layout

4.2 Connector and Jumper Description

Connector

RocketRAID 640L

RocketRAID 642L

RocketRAID 644L

RocketRAID 644LS

Active LED PIN

N/A

Fail LED PIN

N/A

I2C Connector

N/A

Beep 1

Alarm Buzzer

Port Connector

SATA

SATA and

eSATA

Mini-SAS

Active/FAIL LED PIN connector: A 1-Pin connection from the HBA to an LED on the chassis. For detailed LED connection requirements and display information, please refer to the FAQ:

http://www.highpoint-tech.com/websupport/kb_view_article_ noauth.php?id=32

4.3 Installing the RocketRAID 600L/600LS Host Adapter

Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketRAID host adapter.

The RocketRAID 600L/600LS series HBA may include both standard and low-profile brackets. It may be necessary to attach the low-profile bracket in place of the standard bracket, depending upon the chassis design.

1. Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCI-E 2.0/1.0 (x4,

x8, x16) slot (or 3.0, x16) slot.

2. Remove the PCI-E slot cover.

3. Gently insert the RocketRAID 600L/600LS HBA into the PCI-E slot,

and secure the bracket to the system chassis.

4. After installing the adapter, attach the hard disks or backplane

enclosure to the host adapter using the appropriate cables.

5. Close and secure the system chassis.

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