Areca ARC-1120 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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APPENDIX
Q8: Will ARECA submit the Linux code to kernel.org?
Answer:
Yes. ARECA Serial ATA ll RAID the lastest driver has been integrated
directly into the Linux kernel 2.6.17-rc3-mm1 (and later), allowing
future versions of Linux operating systems to support Areca’s entire
fam-ily PCI-X and PCI-Express series of high performance SATA ll
RAID controllers.
Q9: What is the warranty period?
Answer:
Like all ARECA External RAID controllers, the PCI-X or PCI-Express
SATA RAID controller is backed by a 3-year warranty.
Q10: Which O/S (Operating System) will support X86 64-bit
processors?
Answer:
The following O/S vendors have announced product support for
AMD64 and Intel EM64T. Contact each vendor for more details. The
following is our currently supported OS and version for 64-bit pro-
cessor. We will support others shortly after other versions release.
Microsoft:
Production support will be available in:
• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition
Red Hat:
Production support will be available in:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 update 2
SuSE:
Production support will be available in:
• SLES9
FreeBSD:
Production support will be available in:
• FreeBSD 5.3