SuperMicro AOC-SAT2-MV8 User Manual

SUPER

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AOC-SAT2-MV8

USER'S GUIDE

Rev. 1.0

AOC-SAT2-MV8 User's Guide

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. Introduction..................................................................4

1.1. Overview..................................................................................4

1.2. Technical Specifications.......................................................... 5

1.3. LED Indicators and Pin Definitions ........................................ 7

1.4. Connectors and Pin Definitions .............................................. 8

2. Safety Guidelines.........................................................9

3. Installing the SAT2-MV8 Driver....................................10

3.1. Creating the driver floppy disk .............................................10

3.2. Adding the Driver into an Existing System.........................10

3.3. Installing the driver into a new system ..............................12

4. Troubleshooting.................................................... ..... 18

5. Contacting Supermicro............................................... 21

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AOC-SAT2-MV8 User's Guide

1. Introduction

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro's SAT2-MV8
SATA Controller into their system. It provides detailed information for the
installation and use of the SAT2-MV8 card. The Supermicro SAT2-MV8 of­fers an innovative, complete and cost effective solution to the ever-increas­ing demands of disk density and data integrity of today's servers.

1.1 Overview

The SAT2-MV8 is a highly efficient, highly compatible and easy-to-use SATA
RAID Controller that allows the user to configure RAID functions by using
Marvell's 88SX6081 8-port Serial ATA Host Controller, offering 64-bit PCI-X
bus interface with high performance features. With the SATA physical
interface support at 1.5 and 3.0 Gbps, the SAT2-MV8 is a high speed, high
bandwidth RAID Controller that can integrate multiple high capacity drives to
provide the user with maximum storage space.

Product Features

• Low profile Form Factor (w/ the PCB size of 2.5" H x 6.4" W)

• Marvell's 88SX6081 8-port Serial ATA Host Controller

• Eight SATA ports @ 1.5 or 3.0 Gigabits per second (Gbps)

• 64-bit, 133 MHz PCI-X bus

• Flash BIOS Interface

• Presence LED Indicator and Activity Indicator for each port

• Software RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD (-simple volume) supported
(*Note: Some operating systems might not support Software RAID.)

• Bootability from a single drive.

Operating Systems supported

• Windows 2000, XP, 2003, XP EM64T, 2003 EM64T

• Linux: (-source code provided)--the driver disks currently available:

• RedHat 9 (2.4.20-6 and 2.4.20-8)

• RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 2, Update 3, and Update 4.

• RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 EM64T/X86_64 Update 3 and Update 4.

• RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 and RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 EM64T/X86_64.

• SuSE 9.1, 9.2 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.

• Fedora Core 3.

An Important Note to the User

• All images and layouts shown in this user's guide were based upon
the latest revision available at the time of publishing. The card you've
received may or may not look exactly the same as the ones shown in
this manual.

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Technical Specifications

1.2 Technical Specifications

SAT2-MV8 Card Layout and Jumper Locations

Front view

C

Pin 1

SATA I2C

50CN3

6.4”

2

SATA I

JS10

LCX

16373

Pin 1

SAT2-MV8

Rev. 1.0

88SX6081

Marvell SATA
Controller

SATA

CTLR

SATA

3.14”

bracket

Act.7 LED

Act.6 LED

ACT 7

ACT 6

PRE 6

PRE7

LVC245A

PRE. 6 LED

PRE. 7 LED

Act.5 LED

Act.3 LED

Act.4 LED

ACT 5

ACT 4

ACT 3

PRE 3

PRE 4

PRE 5

LVC245A

PRE. 5 LED

PRE. 4 LED

PRE. 3 LED

Act.0 LED

Act.1 LED

Act.2 LED

Ext. ACT LED

ACT 2

ACT 1

ACT0

PRE 0

PRE 2

PRE 1

PRE. 0 LED

PRE. 1 LED

PRE. 2 LED

Ext.Act.LED

JS9

BIOS Chip

SATA 4

JS3

SATA 4

JS2

SATA 2

JS1

SATA 0

SATA 0

SATA 5

SATA 5

SATA 3

SATA 3

SATA 1

SATA 1

JS8

JS7

SATA 7

SATA6

SATA 6SATA 7

PCI X 133

Rear view

bracket

Rear View

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AOC-SAT2-MV8 User's Guide

Front view (SAT2-MV8 w/Full-Height Bracket)

Full-Height bracket

ACT 2

PRE 2

ACT 1

PRE 1

ACT0

PRE 0

Ext. ACT LED

4.75”

ACT 7

PRE 6

PRE7

LVC245A

ACT 6

PRE 5

ACT 5

ACT 4

PRE 4

LVC245A

ACT 3

PRE 3

JS9

BIOS Chip

SATA I2C

JS10

50CN3

6.4”

LCX

SAT2-MV8

Rev. 1.0

16373

88SX6081

Marvell SATA
Controller

JS3

SATA 5

SATA 4

JS2

SATA 3

SATA 2

2.5”

JS1

SATA 1

SATA 0

Front view (SAT2-MV8 w/Low-Profile Bracket)

Low-Profile bracket

ACT 7

ACT 6

ACT 5

PRE 4

PRE 5

PRE 6

PRE7

3.14”

LVC245A

LVC245A

ACT 4

ACT 3

PRE 3

ACT 2

PRE 2

PRE 1

ACT 1

PRE 0

Ext. ACT LED

ACT0

SATA I2C

JS9

BIOS Chip

JS10

50CN3

LCX

6.4”

6

SAT2-MV8 Rev. 1.0

16373

88SX6081

Marvell SATA
Controller

JS3

SATA 5

SATA 4

JS2

SATA 3

SATA 2

2.5”

JS1

SATA 1

SATA 0