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32 .Nd "HighPoint RocketRAID 232x device driver"
34 To compile this driver into the kernel,
35 place the following lines in your
36 kernel configuration file:
37 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
43 Alternatively, to load the driver as a
44 module at boot time, place the following line in
46 .Bd -literal -offset indent
52 driver provides support for HighPoint's RocketRAID 232x series of RAID
54 These devices support SATA disk drives and provide RAID 0, 1, and 5
56 Hardware acceleration for RAID 5 is also provided.
57 Additionally, if multiple controllers are present, arrays may be built
58 out of drives that are attached to different controllers.
59 Online management is provided by utilities that are available for free
61 .Pa http://www.highpoint-tech.com/ .
65 driver supports the following hardware:
69 HighPoint RocketRAID 2320
71 HighPoint RocketRAID 2322
76 driver only works on the i386 and amd64 platforms.
77 Also, while the driver can be loaded as a module, it must be loaded prior
79 Loading it after boot will result in the hardware not being detected.
87 driver first appeared in
93 driver was provided by
94 .An "HighPoint Technologies, Inc" .
95 This manual page was written by
96 .An Scott Long Aq scottl@FreeBSD.org .