Supero AOC-SAT2-MV8 User Manual
Rev. 1.0
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SUPER
USER'S GUIDE
AOC-SAT2-MV8
AOC-SAT2-MV8 User's Guide
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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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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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ACT 7
ACT 6
ACT 5
ACT 4
ACT 3
ACT 2
ACT 1
ACT0
PRE 0
PRE 2
PRE 3
PRE 4
PRE 5
PRE 1
PRE 6
PRE7
Ext. ACT LED
JS9
SATA I2C
50CN3
88SX6081
Marvell SATA
Controller
SAT2-MV8
Rev. 1.0
LVC245A
LVC245A
BIOS Chip
LCX
16373
JS10
6.4”
3.14”
SATA 0
JS1
SATA 1
SATA 2
JS2
SATA 3
JS3
SATA 4
SATA 5
SATA 7
SATA6
JS8
JS7
PCI X 133
Rear View
1.2 Technical Specifications
SAT2-MV8 Card Layout and Jumper Locations
Act.0 LED
Act.1 LED
Act.2 LED
Act.4 LED
Act.5 LED
Act.6 LED
Act.7 LED
Act.3 LED
Ext.Act.LED
SATA I
2
C
SATA 4
SATA 5
SATA
SATA 3
SATA 0
SATA 1
SATA
CTLR
PRE. 0 LED
PRE. 1 LED
PRE. 2 LED
PRE. 4 LED
PRE. 5 LED
PRE. 6 LED
PRE. 7 LED
PRE. 3 LED
SATA 6SATA 7
bracket
Pin 1
Pin 1
Technical Specifications
Rear view
bracket
Front view
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ACT 7
ACT 6
ACT 5
ACT 4
ACT 3
ACT 2
ACT 1
ACT0
PRE 0
PRE 2
PRE 3
PRE 4
PRE 5
PRE 1
PRE 6
PRE7
Ext. ACT LED
JS9
SATA I2C
50CN3
88SX6081
Marvell SATA
Controller
SAT2-MV8 Rev. 1.0
LVC245A
LVC245A
BIOS Chip
LCX
16373
JS10
6.4”
3.14”
SATA 0
JS1
SATA 1
SATA 2
JS2
SATA 3
JS3
SATA 4
SATA 5
2.5”
Front view (SAT2-MV8 w/Low-Profile Bracket)
Low-Profile bracket
Front view (SAT2-MV8 w/Full-Height Bracket)
ACT 7
ACT 6
ACT 5
ACT 4
ACT 3
ACT 2
ACT 1
ACT0
PRE 0
PRE 2
PRE 3
PRE 4
PRE 5
PRE 1
PRE 6
PRE7
Ext. ACT LED
JS9
SATA I2C
50CN3
88SX6081
Marvell SATA
Controller
SAT2-MV8
Rev. 1.0
LVC245A
LVC245A
BIOS Chip
LCX
16373
JS10
6.4”
4.75”
SATA 0
JS1
SATA 1
SATA 2
JS2
SATA 3
JS3
SATA 4
SATA 5
2.5”
Full-Height bracket
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