Rocket 750 40-Channel SATA 6Gb/s PCI-Express 2.0 x8 HBA Quick Installation Guide v1.0 Dec.
Table of Contents HighPoint Rocket 750 HBA ........................................................... 3 Kit Contents .................................................................................. 3 Board Layout ................................................................................ 4 Hardware Installation ................................................................... 6 Using the Rocket 750 HBA ............................................................ 6 Customer Support ................
HighPoint Rocket 750 HBA The HighPoint Rocket 750 is the industry’s first 40-Port 6Gb/s SATA HBA, powered by a PCIe 2.0 host interface and HighPoint’s Intelligent Storage Health Management Suite, and was designed for use with any standard PC hardware and software platform. The 10 industry-standard Mini-SAS ports are fully compatible with any generation of SATA hard disk, and directly support up to 160TB of storage capacity.
Board Layout Rocket 750 PCB Board Layout A1-A10 Active LED J1 F1-F10 Failure LED BEEP1 Port10 Port9 Port8 Port7 Port6 Port5 Port4 Port3 Rocket 750 Port2 Port1 Connector and Jumper Description Disk Activity LED connector pins.
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 P1 Drive1 Drive5 Drive9 Drive13 Drive17 Drive21 Drive25 Drive29 Drive33 Drive37 P2 Drive2 Drive6 Drive10 Drive14 Drive18 Drive22 Drive26 Drive30 Drive34 Drive38 P3 Drive3 Drive7 Drive11 Drive15 Drive19 Drive23 Drive27 Drive31 Drive35 Drive39 P4 Drive4 Drive8 Drive12 Drive16 Drive20 Drive24 Drive28 Drive32 Drive36 Drive40 P3 Drive3 Drive7 Drive11 Drive15 Drive19 Drive23 Drive27 Drive31 Drive35 Drive39 P4 Drive4 Drive8 Drive12 Drive16 Drive20 Drive24 Drive28 Drive32 Drive3
J1 I2C can monitor the speed of fan and temperature in the enclosure. BEEP1 Audible alarm – will sound if a disk fails or stops responding. PORT1 to PORT10 These represent the Rocket 750’s 10 Internal Mini-SAS ports. Each port can directly support up to 4 hard disks. Active/FAIL LED PIN connector: Active/Failed LED Pin Connectors Two pins are provided for each of the Rocket 750’s 40 device channels: one for disk activity, and one for disk failure.
management interface. The Rocket 750 and hosted devices can be managed at the operating system level, using the Intelligent Storage Health Manager interface. Driver and Software Installation (Windows) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. After installing the Rocket 750 host adapter, boot to the Windows operating system. Windows should automatically detect the card, and displays the “Found New Hardware Wizard”. Select “Locate and install driver software”. Select “Browse my computer for driver software”.
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 provide reasonable protection 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.
