RocketRAID 600L Series 6Gb/s SATA PCI-Express 2.0 RAID HBA Quick Installation Guide v1.
Table of Contents HighPoint RocketRAID 600L Series HBA .......................................3 Kit Contents..................................................................................3 Board Layout ................................................................................4 Hardware Installation................................................ ...................5 Using the RocketRAID 600L Series HBA........................................ 5 Customer Support ......................................
HighPoint RocketRAID 600L Series HBA HighPoint RocketRAID 600L series 6Gb/s SATA HBAs deliver considerable cost-savings without sacrificing either performance or reliability. These Second Generation SATA 6Gb/s host controllers utilize a PCI-Express 2.0 x4 host bus interface, and support non-RAID and RAID configurations of today’s fastest SATA 6Gb/s devices. The 4-Port RocketRAID 600L series HBA is powered by HighPoint’s industry-proven RAID Technology.
Board Layout RocketRAID 600L PCB board Layout 4
Connector and Jumper description Connector RocketRAID 640L RocketRAID 642L RocketRAID 644L RocketRAID 644LS A1 Active LED PIN N/A F1 Fail LED PIN N/A J1 I2C Connector Beep 1 Port Connector N/A Alarm Buzzer SATA SATA and eSATA eSATA Mini-SAS Active/FAIL LED PIN connector: A 1-Pin connection from the HBA to an LED on the chassis. For detailed LED connection requirements and display information, please refer to the FAQ: http://www.highpointtech.com/websupport/kb_view_article_noauth.
Using the RocketRAID 600L Series HBA RocketRAID 600L HBA BIOS mode The RocketRAID 600L HBA has two BIOS modes: Bootable BIOS: This is the default BIOS mode, and is required in order to boot from a drive or array hosted by the HBA. Non-Bootable: This mode is used for pure data storage. The system’s boot drive cannot be hosted by the HBA. BIOS configuration 1.
Click the Physical page tab – there is a Firmware update check box towards the bottom of the page. Input the Quick BIOS file name and click Submit to start the firmware update. Note: Do not cancel the update process, or power down/restart the system until the update is complete. Doing so may damage the HBA. Shutdown and reboot the system. The HBA BIOS display should now be disabled, and the system should boot directly into the OS.
Driver and RAID Management software Installation (Windows) 1. After installing the RocketRAID 600L series host adapter, boot tothe Windows operating system. 2. Windows should automatically detect the card, and display the“Found New Hardware Wizard”. 3. Download the Driver from HighPoint website. 4. Extract the Driver package to a Windows folder. 5. Follow the “Found New Hardware Wizard”: Select “Locate and install driver software”.
Customer Support If you encounter any problems while utilizing the RocketRAID seriesHBA, or have any questions about this or any other HighPointTechnologies, Inc. product, feel free to contact our Customer SupportDepartment. Web Support: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/websupport/ HighPoint Technologies, Inc. websites: http://www.highpoint-tech.
