Intel SRCSAS18E User Manual

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This is the primary reference and user’s guide for the Intel

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 RAID Controller 

SRCSAS18E, which can be used for SAS and SATA disk drives. It contains installation 

instructions and specifications.

For details on how to configure the storage adapters, and for an overview of the software 

drivers, see the Software User’s Guide on the Resource CD.

This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers and related 

support devices. The people who benefit from this book are:

• Engineers who are designing a RAID Controller SRCSAS18E storage adapter into a 

system

• Anyone installing a RAID Controller SRCSAS18E storage adapter in their RAID 

system

This document includes the following chapters and appendixes: 

• Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the Intel

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 RAID Controller SRCSAS18E.

• Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing the RAID Controller SRCSAS18E 

storage adapter.

• Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the RAID 

Controller SRCSAS18E storage adapter.

• Appendix A lists and explains the terms and abbreviations used in this manual.

The Software User’s Guide on the Resource CD that is included with the RAID controller.