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Introduction
About this Manual
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC
users who intend to integrate Supermicro's Product Name 2 to their system. It provides
detailed information for the installation and use of the AOC-SASLP-MV8 add-on card.
Overview
The Product Name 2 is a highly efficient, highly compatible and easy-to-use SAS/SATA
Controller that allows the user to connect to up to eight drives using Marvell's 88SE6480
Serial ATA/SAS Host Controller and a PCI-E x4 interface with high performance
features. With both SAS and SATA physical interface support at 1.5 and 3.0 Gbps, the
AOC-SASLP-MV8 add-on card is a high speed, high bandwidth Controller that can
integrate multiple high capacity drives to provide you with maximum storage space.
Product Features
The Product Name 2 offers the following features:
• Low profile Form Factor (w/ the PCB size of 4.75" H x 2.5" W)
• Marvell's 88SE6480 Serial ATA Host Controller supports 8 SAS/SATA ports
• Two mini SAS connectors can connect to 8 internal SAS/SATA drives with iPass
cables
•PCI-E x4
• Flash BIOS Interface
• Presence LED Indicator and Activity Indicator for each connected drive
• JBOD (Simple Volume) support
• Boots from a single drive.
Operating Systems Supported
The Product Name 2 supports the following Operating Systems (OS):
• Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008
• Linux: (-source code provided)--the driver disks currently available:
• Redhat Enterprise Linux
• Fedora Linux 9
• SUSE Linux Enterprise
