Highpoint Data Center 7280 Specification

Brand: Highpoint

Model: Data Center 7280

Category: Interface cards/adapters

Type: Specification

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DataCenter72803Gb/sSATAHost

AdapterUserManual

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 Revision:1.

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Date:May2011

HighPointTechnologies,Inc.

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Copyright...........................................................................................................................................3

Trademarks........................................................................................................................................3

HighPointTechnologies,Inc..............................................................................................................4

HighpointDataCenter7280‐PCI‐Express2.0×8................................................................................5

DataCenter7280HostBusAdapter..................................................................................................5

ComprehensiveOSSupport..............................................................................................................5

1‐CardFeaturesandSpecifications...................................................................................................6

2‐KitContents...................................................................................................................................6

Hardware‐DescriptionandInstallation.............................................................................................

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1‐DataCenter7280HostAdapterlayout..........................................................................................7

2‐InstallingtheRocketRAIDHostAdapter......................................................................................8

3‐VerifyingInstallation....................................................................................................................9

HighPointSoftwareCD....................................................................................................................10

DataCenter7280WindowsDriverInstallation...............................................................................11

CustomerSupport...........................................................................................................................11

ThankYou........................................................................................................................................12

ContactUs.......................................................................................................................................12

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InternationalCopyrightLaws.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthismanualmaybereproduced,

transmittedortranscribedinanyformandforanypurposewithouttheexpresswrittenpermissionof

HighPointTechnologies,Inc.

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Trademarks

Companiesandproductsmentionedinthismanualareforidentificationpurposeonly.Productnames

orbrandnamesappearinginthismanualmayormaynotberegisteredtrademarksorcopyrightsof

theirrespectiveowners.BackupyourimportantdatabeforeusingHighPoint'sproductsanduseat

yourownrisk.Innoevent

shallHighPointbeliableforanylossofprofits,orfordirect,indirect,special,

incidentalorconsequentialdamagesarisingfromanydefectorerrorinHighPoint'sproductsor

manuals.Informationinthismanualissubjecttochangewithoutnoticeanddoesnotrepresenta

commitmentonthepartofHighPoint.

Notice

Reasonableefforthasbeenmadetoensurethattheinformationinthismanualisaccurate.HighPoint

assumesnoliabilityfortechnicalinaccuracies,typographical,orothererrorscontainedherein.

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HighPointTechnologies,Inc.

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HighPoint Technologies, long recognized as a leader in mass storage technologies specializes in the

design and manufacturer of HBA (Host Bus Adapters) and HighPoint RAID IP (Intellectual Property).

HighPoint provides a broad range of scalable hardware HBA’s that meet the storage requirements

fromEnterprisetoSMB(SmallMediumSizedBusiness)

toPCenthusiast.

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HighPointTechnologiesisuniqueamongsthostcontrollermanufacturers:Ourcomprehensiverange

ofRAIDandnon‐RAIDproductsaredesignedtosupportthelatestSAS,SATAandSSDharddisk

devicesincludingSATA6G.

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HighpointDataCenter7280‐PCI‐Express2.0×8

DataCenter7280HostBusAdapter

TheDataCenter7280is theSATA3Gb/sPortMultiplierhostadapter.Itisthe firstcard supports

32internalSATAportsintheindustry,maximizeconnect4devicesperPortMultiplier.Itprovides

apoint‐to‐pointconnectivityarchitectureinadditiontoPCI‐Express2.0×8lanespeed.

ComprehensiveOSSupport

HighPoint offers the broadest range of support for all major operating systems to ensure OS and

hardware server compatibility. Drivers are available for all major operating systems, including

Windows,Linux,andFreeBSD.

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1‐CardFeaturesandSpecifications

HostAdapterArchitecture

z PCI‐Express×8(Gen2)

z Supportup323Gb/sSATAdrives

z HotSwapandhotplug

z RoHScomplaint

AdvancedH ighpointFeatures

z Nativecommandqueuing(NCQ)forimprovedrandomperformance

z Hot‐plugcapability

z APIlibraryforcustomization

z SAF‐TE(I2C)andSGPIOenclosuremanagement

z HarddriveLEDindicators(Active/Failed)

OperatingSystemSupport

WindowsXP,2003,WindowsVista,Windows2008,Windows7(32and64‐bitversions)

Linux(FedoraCore,RedHatEnterprise/CentOS,SuSE,SLES,DebianUbuntu)

FreeBSD

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PhysicalSpecifications

z Size:198mmX111mm

z EMI:FCCPart15ClassBandCE

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ThermalandAtmosphericCharacteristics

z WorkTemperatureRange:+5

C~+55C

z RelativeHumidityRange:5%~60%non‐condensing

z StorageTemperature:‐20~+80C

z MTBF:920,585Hours

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ElectricalCharacteristics

PCI‐Express 3.3V 12V

Power 10Wmax 35Wmax

2‐KitContents

z DataCenter7280HostAdapter

z QuickInstallGuide

z SoftwareCD

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Hardware‐DescriptionandInstallation

1‐DataCenter7280HostAdapterlayout

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Port1‐Port8

TheserepresenttheDataCenter7280’s8InternalMini‐SASports.

Eachportcandirectconnectupto4harddisks.

LEDConnections

LEDconnectors(Drive‐activity/Drive‐failure):TheDataCenter7280hostadapterhas16LED

connectorsthatareusedtoindicatetheactivityandfailurestatusofharddrives

attachedtothe

card’schannels.

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A1‐A8,F1‐F8

A1‐A8providesLEDsupportforDriveActivity,whileF1‐F8supportsDriveFailure.

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2‐InstallingtheRocketRAIDHostAdapter

Note:Makesurethesystemispowered‐offbeforeinstallingtheDataCenterhostadapter.

1.OpenthesystemchassisandlocateanunusedPCI‐Expressx8.

2.RemovethePCIslot/bracketcover.

3.GentlyinserttheDataCentercardintothePCI‐Expressslot,andsecurethebrackettothesystem

chassis

(illustrationshowsDataCenter7280).

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PinNumber

Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4

A1 Drive1 Drive2 Drive3 Drive4

A2 Drive5 Drive6 Drive7 Drive8

A3 Drive9 Drive10 Drive11 Drive12

A4 Drive13 Drive14 Drive15 Drive16

A5 Drive17 Drive18 Drive19 Drive20

A6 Drive21 Drive22 Drive23 Drive24

A7 Drive25 Drive26 Driver27 Drive28

A8 Driver29 Driver30 Driver31 Drive32

F1 Drive1 Drive2 Drive3 Drive4

F2 Drive5 Drive6 Drive7 Drive8

F3 Drive9 Drive10 Drive11 Drive12

F4 Drive13 Drive14 Drive15 Drive16

F5 Drive17 Drive18 Drive19 Drive20

F6 Drive21 Drive22 Drive23 Drive24

F7 Drive25 Drive26 Drive27 Drive28

F8 Drive29 Drive30 Drive31 Drive32

4.Afterinstallingtheadapter,attachharddrivestothehostadapterusingthedatacable.Each

Mini‐SAScablecandirectconnectupto4harddrives.Consultthechassismanualforproper

installationprocedures.

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Note:Manyserver‐levelchassisincludehard‐drivehot‐swapbays.Forthesesystemchassis,cables

areattachedtothechassisbackplane,ratherthandirectlytoeachindividualharddrive.Consultthe

chassismanualforproperinstallationprocedures.

5.Closeandsecurethesystemchassis.

3‐VerifyingInstallation

Oncethehostadapterandharddriveshavebeeninstalledintothechassis,boot‐upthesystemto

verifythatthehardwareisproperlyrecognized.

1. Poweronthesystem.Ifthesystemdetectsthepresenceoftheadapter,theBIOSUtilitywillbe

displayed3minutesduringbootup.

Then,continuetorunningsystem.

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HighPointSoftwareCD

EachretailboxincludesacopyoftheHighPointProductsSoftwareCD.

ThisCDcanbeusedtogeneratedriverdiskettes,andinstalltheHighPointDataCenterdriver.

Creatingadriverdiskette

Windows XP, 2003，2000,V ista,W indows2008, Windows7 and several distributions of Linux and

FreeBSDrequiredriverdisk etteswheninstallingtheoperatingsystemdirectlytoadiskorarrayhosted

bytheDataCenterhostadapter.

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Tocreateadriverfloppydisket te:

1. InserttheCDintothesystem’sCD/DVDdrive.Theprogramshouldstartautomatically.

2. Insertablankfloppydisketteintothesystem’sfloppydrive.

3. Clickon“CreateDriverDiskette”.

4. Clickonthe“PleaseSelectaProduct”drop‐downbutton,andselecttheappropriatehostadapter

modelfromthe

list.

5. Clickonthe“PleaseSelecttheDisketteyouwanttocreate”drop‐downbutton,andselectthe

desiredoperatingsystemfromthelist.

6. Clickonthe“OK”buttontocreatethedriverdiskette.

DeviceDriverInstallation–WindowsOperatingSystems

WerecommendvisitingtheHighPointproductpagesforthelatestWindowsDeviceDriverupdates:

http://highpoint‐tech.com

Driversarepostedin.ziparchiv eformat.MostWindowsoper atingsystemswillrecognizethisarchive

format, natively. Double click the driverdownloadtoviewand extracttheir contents.Driverscanbe

extractedand/orcopiedtovariousmedia.

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DataCenter7280WindowsDriverInstallation

DataCenter7280Windows7/Vista/Windows2008DriverInstallation

InstallingthedriverforanexistingWindows7,Vistaand2008system

1. InstalltheDataCenter7280hostadapterintothePC,thenbootupWindowsVista.

2. Windowsshouldautomaticallydetectthecard,anddisplaythe“FoundNewHardware”wizard

pop‐upwindow.Select“Locateandinstalldriversoftware”.

WhenWindowsasks:“Windowsneedsyourpermissiontocontinue”,select“continue” .

3. When

askedtosearchonlineselect“Don’tSearchOnline”.

4. Select“Idon’thavedisc,showmeotheroptions”.

5. Andthenselect“Browsemycomputerfordriversoftware”.

6. Browsetothelocationofthedriverandclick“Next”.

7. Whenasked:“Wouldyouliketoinstallthisdriversoftware?”,

select“Install”.

8. Rebootthesystemwhenprompted.TheDataCenter7280hostadapterwillbereadyforuseafter

Windowsreboots.

LinuxDeviceDriverinstallation

Binaryand sourcedriverupdates are routinely postedfora varietyof older Linux operatingsystems

includingpastversionsofRedHatEnterprise,CentOS,OpenSuSE,andFedoraCore,SLES.

Driversarealsoavailableforsever alFreeBSDrevisions,andareavailablefromthecard’sProductpage.

Severaldriversetsareincluded

withtheRocketRAID2782SoftwareCD.

Eachbinarydriverandsourcepackageincludesaninstallationguide(.pdfformat).

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CustomerSupport

IfyouencounteranyproblemswhileutilizingtheDataCenter7280hostadapter,orhaveany

questionsaboutthisoranyotherHighPointTechnologies,Inc.product,feelfreetocontactour

CustomerSupportDepartment.

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TroubleshootingChecklistBeforecontactingourCustomerSupportdepartment:

• MakesurethelatestBIOS,driverandDataCenter7280Managementsoftwarehasbeenin

installedforthehostadapter.Thelatestupdatesareavailablefromourwebsite.

• Preparealistofthecomputersystem’shardwareandsoftware(motherboard,CPU,memory,

otherPCI‐Expressdevices/hostadapters,operatingsystem,applications)

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ContactInformation

HighPointUSA

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E‐mailaddress:support@highpoint‐tech.com

WebSupport:http://www.highoint‐tech.com/websupport

Phone:408‐942‐5800

9:00AM‐5:00PM,PacificStandardTime

ThankYou

ThankyouforpurchasingtheDataCenter7280Hostadapter.Weappreciateyoursupport,and

welcomeanyquestions,commentsorproductsuggestionsyoumayhave.

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ContactUs

HighPointCorporateHeadquartersUSA

Address1161CadillacCt.

Milpitas,CA,95035

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FCCPart15ClassBRadioFrequencyInterferencestatement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable prot ection

against harmful interference in a residential installation.This equipment generates, uses and can

radiateradiofrequencyenergy

and,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,may

cause harmful interference to radio communications.However, there is no guarantee that

interference will not occur in a particular installation.If this equipment does cause harmful

interferencetoradio ortelevisionreception,which can be determinedbyturning

theequipmentoff

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

z Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

z Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

z Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom

thattowhichthereceiveris

connected.

z Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

z Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to

operatetheequipmentunderFCCrules.

z This devicecomplieswith part 15 of the FCC Rules.Operation is subject to the following two

conditions: (1)

 this device may not causeharmful interference,and (2) this device must accept

anyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

EuropeanUnionComplianceStatement

This Information Tec hnol ogies  Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the following

Europeandirectives:

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Highpoint Data Center 7280 Specification

Brand: Highpoint

Model: Data Center 7280

Category: Interface cards/adapters

Type: Specification

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