readme.txt
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README.TXT
Adaptec ASR-5085/ASR-5405/ASR-5445/ASR-5805/ASR-51245/ASR-51645/ASR-52445 Unified
Serial Controllers
Adaptec ASR-2045/ASR-2405 Unified Serial Controllers
as of December 5, 2008
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Please review this file for important information about issues
and errata that were discovered after completion of the standard
product documentation. In the case of conflict between various
parts of the documentation set, this file contains the most
current information.
NOTE: The latest firmware, BIOS, drivers and documentation can be
downloaded from www.adaptec.com when they become available.
The following information is available in this file:
1. Software and Documentation
1.1 Controller & Utility Software
1.2 Documentation on this CD
2. Installation and Setup
2.1 Installation Instructions
2.2 Power Management Setup
2.2 Linux Setup
3. General Cautions
4. Known Limitations
4.1 ACU Utility
4.2 Creating an Array from the Adaptec Storage Manager CD
4.3 Using the Controller with an Adaptec S50 JBOD Enclosure
4.4 UnixWare and OpenServer
4.5 OpenServer 6.0
4.6 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 2
4.7 Hot-adding Disk Drives
4.8 SuperMicro Disk Drive Enclosures
4.9 Using the Controller with the SuperMicro X7DBE Motherboard
4.10 Using the Controller with a Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA Drive
4.11 Intel SE7525RP2 and SE7320EP2 Motherboards
4.12 Windows Server 2008 64-Bit SCSIport Driver
4.13 Boot Drive Failure after OCE/RLM
4.14 Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) Limits
4.15 Power Management under FreeBSD
4.16 Power Management with Seagate SAS Drive ST31000640SS
4.17 Linux Cache Synchronization
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1. Software and Documentation
1.1. Controller & Utility Software
Note: The latest versions of firmware, BIOS and driver software
can be downloaded from www.adaptec.com when they become
available.
- BIOS
- ACU
- Windows Drivers
o Windows 2003 Server, Enterprise, Standard, and Web Edition
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