HighPoint SSD7120 Service Manual

SSD7120

NVMe U.2 RAID Controller

User Guide

V1.00

System Requirements

 System with an empty PCIe 3.0 x16 slot  SSF-8643 to U.2 Cable or SFF-8643 cable with NVMe backplane  Windows 10 or later  Linux Kernel 3.19 or later

SSD7120 Hardware Overview

Front View

Hardware Installation:

1. Remove the system cover.

2. Insert the SSD7120 card into an open PCI-E 3.0 x16 slot on the

motherboard.

3. After you have inserted the SSD7120 card, you can connect the

SFF-8643 cables.

4. Connect the SSD7120 to the NVMe SSD’s using the appropriate

SFF-8643 cables.

5. Replace the system cover and power up the system.

Setting up the SSD7120 for a Windows operating system

1. Verifying Installation

After booting Windows, open Device Manager, and expand Disk drives. The installed NVMe Drive should be displayed:

6. Driver Installation

1) Download the Windows driver package from the HighPoint website:

http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-SSD7120

-download.htm

2) Once downloaded, locate the folder you downloaded the driver to.

Extract the driver package and double click the setup.exe file to start the Driver Setup Wizard.

3) Follow the wizard and reboot system to complete the driver

installation.

4) Rebooting. A RocketNVME RAID Controller entry should be

displayed under Storage Controllers:

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