RocketRAID 600 Series 6Gb/s SATA RAID Host Adapters (RocketRAID 620 and RocketRAID 622) Quick Installation Guide
RocketRAID 600 Series 6Gb/s SATA Host Adapters Quick Installation Guide HighPoint RocketRAID 600 Series – PCI-Express 2.0 SATA Revision 3.0, provides dramatically improves performance by doubling the bandwidth available for storage devices to 600MB/s. The RocketRAID 600 Series are the premier SATA 3.0 RAID host adapters for connecting internal or external SATA devices. The RocketRAID 600 series are designed to optimize storage performance and redundancy with RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and JBOD.
RocketRAID 600 Series 6Gb/s SATA Host Adapters Quick Installation Guide Hardware Installation Kit Contents z z z z z RocketRAID 62x controller 2 SATA cables (RR620) HighPoint Software CD Low-profile bracket Quick Installation Guide Installing the RR62x Host Adapter Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RocketRAID 62x host adapter. 1) Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCI-E (2.0 or 1.0) x1, x4, x8 or x16 slot. 2) Remove the PCI slot cover.
RocketRAID 600 Series 6Gb/s SATA Host Adapters Quick Installation Guide 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 RocketRAID host adapter will be ready for use after Windows reboots.
RocketRAID 600 Series 6Gb/s SATA Host Adapters Quick Installation Guide 6) Specify the listening port. 7402 is the default setting, and recommended for most systems. 7) Choose to enable or disable Remote Access. Remote access allows the card to be managed via a Web browser from a separate system. 8) Click OK to complete the installation procedure. Starting the Web GUI 1) Double-click the “HighPoint Web RAID Management” Icon on the Desktop to start the Web GUI.
RocketRAID 600 Series 6Gb/s SATA Host Adapters Quick Installation Guide 4) Click “Restart” – after OS X reboots, the card will be recognized by the system. After OS X boots to the desktop, check System Profiler (About This Mac, More Information), and click on “PCI Cards”. The RocketRAID 622 should be recognized as a RAID controller. OS X should report “Yes” under “Driver Installed”.
RocketRAID 600 Series 6Gb/s SATA Host Adapters Quick Installation Guide Rebuild Priority – This feature allows the administrator to control and streamline system resources during a RAID recovery procedure. Storage Health Inspector (SHI) - The Storage Health Inspector section provides real-time device related information including temperature readings, bad sector counts, and access to SMART data.
RocketRAID 600 Series 6Gb/s SATA Host Adapters Quick Installation Guide 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.
