Intel RS3DC080 User Manual

Intel® RAID Controller RS3DC040/
RS3DC080
Quick Installation User's Guide

Thank you for buying an Intel® RAID Controller. Your Intel® RAID Controller provides
reliability, high performance, and fault-tolerant drive subsystem management, and it
offers an ideal RAID solution for the internal storage of workgroup, departmental, and
enterprise systems.The following information will help you assemble your Intel® RAID
Controller and install components.

Perform all installation work at an electrostatic discharge (ESD)-safe workstation that
meets the requirements of EIA-625, Requirements for Handling Electrostatic
Discharge Sensitive Devices. You must perform all actions in accordance to the latest
revision of the IPC-A-610 ESD-recommended practices.

This guide and other supporting documents are located on the web at:

http://www.intel.com/support.

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Table of Contents

Product Overview ............................................................................................................................. 1

General Installation Process ........................................................................................................ 2

Unpack the RAID Controller ............................................................................................ 2

Prepare the Host Computer ........................................................................................... 2

Install the RAID Controller .............................................................................................. 2

Configure and Install the SAS/SATA Devices ........................................................ 2

Connect the RAID Controller to the SAS/SATA Devices .................................. 2

Power up the System ....................................................................................................... 3

Run the Intel® RAID BIOS Configuration Utility .................................................... 3

Install the Operating System Driver ........................................................................... 3

Reference Documents .................................................................................................................... 3

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