Determining the boot controller, Determining the boot controller 2-4 – Asus Adaptec 2025 ZCR User Manual

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Installing the Controller and Drives

8

Install the controller in the PCI slot and secure the controller
bracket to the chassis.

For Adaptec 2020SA/2020ZCR/2025SA/2025ZCR

—Insert these

controllers in the supported ZCR enabled slot on the
motherboard and gently press down until they click into place.
They may also be secured using other means available from the
system manufacturer. See your motherboard documentation
for more information on your supported ZCR enabled slot.

9

Connect the computer’s disk activity LED cable to the
appropriate connector on the controller. See

Appendix G

for

the location of this connector for your controller.

Ensure that the positive lead of the LED cable, usually a red
wire or a wire marked with a red stripe, is attached to pin 1 and
the negative lead, usually a black wire, is attached to pin 2.

10

Install and connect any internal drives using the appropriate
cable.

Note:

If you are building a RAID 5 as described in

Creating

a Bootable RAID 5 Array on page 2-5

, you must install at

least three drives.

11

Close the computer cabinet.

12

SCSI controllers only—Connect any external cables and drives to
the Adaptec SCSI RAID controller.

Determining the Boot Controller

Note:

If your system will contain two or more bootable

controllers, read this section. Otherwise, skip this section.

The Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable drives and arrays.
The default setting of the controller and system Setup usually allows
you to install and boot from either a hard drive connected to the
motherboard, or from a drive or array connected to the controller.

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