Adaptec RAID 4805SAS Download Drivers, Utilities and Firmware

Command Line Interface v5.20 - User's Guide (PDF 337 KB)

Command Line Utility v4.30 - User's Guide (PDF 327 KB)

Command Line Utility v4 - User's Guide (PDF 293 KB)

RAID Controller Installation and User's Guide - 03/2006 (PDF 1 MB)

Adaptec RAID Controller - Installation and User's Guide 10/2007 (PDF 3 MB)

Raid Installation & User Guide 10-24-2006 (PDF 1 MB)

Controller Readme Oct. 2006 (PDF 15 KB)

Release Notes: Firmware b15323, Driver b15317, Storage Manager 5.20 b17414 (PDF 15 KB)

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.20.17414 - Readme (PDF 42 KB)

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.01.16862 - Readme (PDF 55 KB)

Adaptec Storage Manager v4.30 - Readme (PDF 52 KB)

Adaptec Storage Manager v4.10.4813 - Readme (PDF 14 KB)

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.20.17414 - User's Guide (PDF 3 MB)

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.01 - User's Guide (PDF 4 MB)

Adaptec Storage Manager v4.30 - User's Guide (PDF 3 MB)

Adaptec Storage Manager v4.10 User's Guide (PDF 2 MB)

Adaptec Storage Manager v4.00 - User's Guide (PDF 2 MB)

This driver file covers both img and rpm files under 32bit and 64bit versions of RHEL 3, RHEL4, SLES 8, SLES 9 & SLES 10 and VMware ESX Server 3.0. There may be additional files included for some operating systems that are not officially supported such as United Linux, CENTOS and Fedora Core. These are provided for your convenience. Caution: The VMware drivers are already embedded into VMware ESX Server 3.0 and this download is not required. We have provided this copy simply as part of the entire driver package.

AACRAID driver RPM packages under 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8, 9, and 10. There are additional RPM files included for some operating systems that are not officially supported such as United Linux, CENTOS and Fedora Core. These are provided for your convenience.

AACRAID driver RPM packages under 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10.

There are additional RPM files included for some operating systems that are not officially supported such as United Linux, CENTOS and Fedora Core. These are provided for your convenience. Installation Instruction: Installation instructions can be found in the RAID Controller Installation

AACRAID driver image files v1.1.5-2451 for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10, and many others.

There may be additional files included for some operating systems that are not officially supported such as United Linux, CENTOS and Fedora Core. These are provided for your convenience.

These image files are intended for use with new Linux installations.

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.20.17414 for use under 32-bit Windows Vista, Server 2003, Windows 2000, and XP.

This self-extracting archive includes the Storage Manager installation files, the Readme, and Release Notes.

See the Release Notes for a description of the release.
Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version.
Installation Instruction: Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.20

Adaptec Storage Manager for 3085, 3405, 3805, 31205 and 31605 version 5.00.16806. For use under x64 versions of RHEL 3.0 & RHEL 4.0 and SLES 8.0, 9.0 & 10. Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version.
Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.00

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.20.17414 for use under x64 Editions of Windows Vista, Server 2003, and XP.

This self-extracting archive includes the Storage Manager installation files, the Readme, and Release Notes.

See the Release Notes for a description of the release.

Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version.
Installation Instruction: Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.20

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.01.16862 for use under the x64 Editions of Windows Vista, Server 2003, and XP.
Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version.
Installation Instruction: Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.00

AACRAID driver file for 2420SA, 2820SA, 4000, 4800SAS, 4805SAS, 2130S and 2230S version b11518. For use under FreeBSD 5.3 & 5.4 64bit versions.

AACRAID driver file for 2420SA, 2820SA, 4000, 4800SAS, 4805SAS, 2130S and 2230S version b11518. For use under FreeBSD 6.0

Adaptec Storage Manager for 3085, 3405, 3805, 31205 and 31605 version 5.00.16806. For use under Netware 6.5 Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version.
Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.00

Adaptec Storage Manager for 3085, 3405, 3805, 31205 and 31605 version 5.00.16806. For use under RHEL 3.0 & RHEL 4.0 and SLES 8.0, 9.0 & 10, and VMware ESX Server 3.xx
Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version.
Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.00

Adaptec Storage Manager for 3085, 3405, 3805, 31205 and 31605 version 5.00.16806. For use under SCO OpenServer 6.0 Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version
Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.00

AACRAID driver file for 2420SA, 2820SA, 4000, 4800SAS, 4805SAS, 2130S and 2230S version 4.3 from b11518. For use under Solaris 10.

AACRAID driver file for 2420SA, 2820SA, 4000, 4800SAS, 4805SAS, 2130S and 2230S version 4.3 from b11518. For use under Solaris 10.

Adaptec Storage Manager for 3085, 3405, 3805, 31205 and 31605 version 5.00.16806. For use under Sun Solaris 10 Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version
Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.00

Adaptec Storage Manager for 3085, 3405, 3805, 31205 and 31605 version 5.00.16806. For use under UnixWare 7.1.4. Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version

Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.00

FreeBSD 5.3 Driver Files and Driver Installation Disk Image b9114 for:
- Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 2420SA, 2820SA
- Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID 4800SAS, 4805SAS
- Adaptec SCSI RAID 2130SLP, 2230SLP
To support all new Adaptec RAID controller families on FreeBSD 5.3 please install this updated "aacu" driver. Installation Instruction: Installation instructions can be found in the included Notes.txt and the User's Guide.
Notes: This compressed file contains the aacu driver files and the driver installation disk image.
Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported in FreeBSD; storage management must be done through the Adaptec Configuration Utility.

2820SA/2420SA/4800SAS/4805SAS Driver Files b8360 for FreeBSD 5.3.
To support all new Adaptec RAID controller families on FreeBSD 5.3 please install this updated "aacu" driver.

2820SA/2420SA/4800SAS/4805SAS Driver Files b8360 for FreeBSD 5.4.
To support all new Adaptec RAID controller families on FreeBSD 5.4 please install this updated "aacu" driver.

FreeBSD 5.4 Driver Files and Driver Installation Disk Image b9114 for:
- Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 2420SA, 2820SA
- Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID 4800SAS, 4805SAS
- Adaptec SCSI RAID 2130SLP, 2230SLP
To support all new Adaptec RAID controller families on FreeBSD 5.3 please install this updated "aacu" driver. Installation Instruction: Installation instructions can be found in the included Notes.txt and the User's Guide.
Notes: This compressed file contains the aacu driver files and the driver installation disk image.
Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported in FreeBSD; storage management must be done through the Adaptec Configuration Utility.

FreeBSD 5.4 Driver Files and Driver Installation Disk Image b9179 for:
- Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 2420SA, 2820SA
- Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID 4800SAS, 4805SAS
- Adaptec SCSI RAID 2130SLP, 2230SLP
To support all new Adaptec RAID controller families on FreeBSD 5.4 please install this updated "aacu" driver. Caution: Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported in FreeBSD; storage management must be done through the Adaptec Configuration Utility.

Storage Manager Command Line Utility ARCCONF v5.20.17414 for 32-bit FreeBSD 5.4.

AACRAID 32- and 64-bit Driver Ver. 5.2.0 Build 15317 for FreeBSD 5.4.

FreeBSD 6 Driver Files and Driver Installation Disk Image b9179 for:
- Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 2420SA, 2820SA
- Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID 4800SAS, 4805SAS
- Adaptec SCSI RAID 2130SLP, 2230SLP
Caution: Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported in FreeBSD; storage management must be done through the Adaptec Configuration Utility.

Storage Manager Command Line Utility ARCCONF v5.20.17414 for 32-bit FreeBSD 6.1 and 6.2.

Storage Manager Command Line Utility ARCCONF v5.20.17414 for 64-bit FreeBSD 6.1 and 6.2.

AACRAID 32- and 64-bit Driver Ver. 5.2.0 Build 15317 for FreeBSD 6.1 and 6.2.

This compressed tarball contains the Linux DKMS support for a variety of different Linux distributions. Using DKMS on a Linux Development Build Environment allows the user to build and install drivers for that system, build drivers for different systems, and make driver diskettes from a set of built drivers.
Caution: The source code is provided on an "as is" basis for building and installing the drivers on unsupported versions of Linux.
Installation Instruction: For details on building and installing source code on unsupported versions of Linux please see your Linux documentation.

This compressed tarball contains the Linux DKMS support for a variety of different Linux distributions.

Using DKMS on a Linux Development Build Environment allows the user to build and install drivers for that system, build drivers for different systems, and make driver diskettes from a set of built drivers. Caution: The source code is provided on an "as is" basis for building and installing the drivers on unsupported versions of Linux.
Installation Instruction: For details on building and installing source code please see your Linux documentation.

This file contains the Linux DKMS support for a variety of different Linux distributions. Using DKMS on a Linux Development Build Environment allows the user to build and install drivers for that system, build drivers for different systems, and make driver diskettes from a set of built drivers.

2820SA/2420SA/4800SAS/4805SAS driver file for Netware 6.5 version 8360. This is the version released on this product CD. Caution: Netware supports only a single DOS partition.

Caution: Netware supports only a single DOS partition.
Installation Instruction: Installation instructions can be found in the User's Guide. Netware 6.5 Driver b9114

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.01.16862 for Netware 6.5
Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version.

Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.00

AACRAID driver image files b2420 for Red Hat 9, RHEL 4, RHEL 3, SuSE 7.3 through 10.0, SLES 8, SLES 9 and many others. There may be additional files included for some operating systems that are not officially supported such as United Linux, CENTOS and Fedora Core. These are provided for your convenience. Installation Instruction: The driver diskettes included are intended for use with new Linux installations. Determine the correct kernel version and identify which diskette images contain drivers for that kernel by seeing ASK Answer ID 14601. If the file ends in .img, create the appropriate driver diskette using rawrite (under Linux) or RawWrite for Windows. If the file ends in .iso, create a CD using any CD writing software that can burn an ISO image to cd.
The driver diskette or CD is typically supplied during the installation process. For older Red Hat distributions, start the installation process using 'linux dd' after booting from the installation CD. For SuSE, press F6 when prompted during the boot of the installation CD. Consult the manual for the intended Linux distribution to identify how to utilize a driver diskette or CD.

AACRAID update patch files b2420 for Red Hat 9, RHEL 4, RHEL 3, SuSE 7.3 through 10.0, SLES 8, SLES 9 and many others. There may be additional files included for some operating systems that are not officially supported such as United Linux, CENTOS and Fedora Core. These are provided for your convenience.

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.01.16862 for use under x64 Versions of Red Hat EL 3.0, Red Hat EL 4.0, Red Hat EL 5.0, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.
Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version.
Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.00

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.01.16862 for use under 32-bit Versions of Red Hat EL 3.0, Red Hat EL 4.0, Red Hat EL 5.0, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, and VMware ESX Server 3.xx.
Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.00

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.20.17414 for use under x64 Versions of Red Hat EL 4.0, Red Hat EL 5.0, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.
Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version.
Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.20

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.20.17414 for use under 32-bit Versions of Red Hat EL 4.0, Red Hat EL 5.0, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, and VMware ESX Server 3.0.0, 3.0.1.
Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version.
Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.20

AACRAID driver image files v1.1.5-2442 for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8, 9, and 10, and many others. There may be additional files included for some operating systems that are not officially supported such as United Linux, CENTOS and Fedora Core.

This driver file covers both img and rpm files under 32bit and 64bit versions. The DKMS package with source code is also included. This file has drivers for multiple versions of Linux including the following list not all of these are officially supported, but provided for your convenience.
- RH 9, RHEL 3 & 4
- SUSE 9 & 10
- SLES 8 & 9
- United Linux
- Fedora Core and CentOS
Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the User's Guide available on the CD that was included with the product or as a download from the Documentation section.

2420SA/2820SA, 4800SAS/4805SAS and 2130SLP/2230SLP RPM driver files b2420 for RHEL 4, RHEL 3, SuSE 7.3 through 10.0, SLES 8, SLES 9 and many others. There may be additional files included for some operating systems that are not officially supported such as United Linux, CENTOS and Fedora Core. These are provided for your convenience.

2820SA/2420SA/4800SAS/4805SAS RPM driver files for RHEL 4, RHEL 3, SuSE SLES 9, SLES 8 and many others. There may be additional files included for some operating systems that are not officially supported such as United Linux, CENTOS and Fedora Core. These are provided for your convenience.

AACRAID driver image files for RHEL 4, RHEL 3, SuSE SLES 9, SLES 8 and many others. There may be additional files included for some operating systems that are not officially supported such as United Linux, CENTOS and Fedora Core. These are provided for your convenience.

SCO OpenServer 6.0 Driver Installation Disk Image b9114 for:
- Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 2420SA, 2820SA
- Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID 4800SAS, 4805SAS
- Adaptec SCSI RAID 2130SLP, 2230SLP Installation Instruction: Installation instructions can be found in the User's Guide.

SCO OpenServer 6.0 Driver Installation Disk Image b9177 for:
- Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 2420SA, 2820SA
- Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID 4800SAS, 4805SAS
- Adaptec SCSI RAID 2130SLP, 2230SLP

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.20.17414 for SCO OpenServer 6.0 and UnixWare 7.1.4.

This package includes the Storage Manager installation files, the Readme, and Release Notes.
Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version.

Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.20

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.01.16862 for SCO OpenServer 6.0 and UnixWare 7.1.4
Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version.

Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.00

Disk Image of AACRAID Driver v5.2.0 b15317 for SCO OpenServer 6.0 and UnixWare 7.1.4.

SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 Driver Installation Disk Image b9114 for:
- Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 2420SA, 2820SA
- Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID 4800SAS, 4805SAS
- Adaptec SCSI RAID 2130SLP, 2230SLP Installation Instruction: Installation instructions can be found in the User's Guide.

SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 Driver Installation Disk Image b9177 for:
- Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 2420SA, 2820SA
- Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID 4800SAS, 4805SAS
- Adaptec SCSI RAID 2130SLP, 2230SLP

Disk Image of AACRAID Driver v5.2.0 b15317 for Solaris 10.

Sun Solaris 10 Installation Disk Image b9114 for:
- Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 2420SA, 2820SA
- Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID 4800SAS, 4805SAS
- Adaptec SCSI RAID 2130SLP, 2230SLP
on x64 and x86-based systems. Caution: 1. Adaptec RAID Controller cannot be used as a boot controller under Solaris.
2. Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported in Solaris; storage management must be done through the Adaptec Configuration Utility.

Installation Instruction: Installation instructions can be found in the User's Guide.

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.20.17414 for Sun Solaris 10 Update 1.
Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version.
Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.20

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.01.16862 for Sun Solaris 10 Update 1
Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version.
Installation Instruction:
Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.00

AACRAID driver files under Windows 2000 and XP for Adaptec RAID 2420SA, 2820SA, 4000, 4800SAS, 4805SAS, 2130S & 2230S version 5.2.0.11518.

These drivers were fully tested with Firmware/BIOS version 11543 and Adaptec Storage Manager 4.30.16038. Installation Instruction: Installation instructions can be found in the Installation and

AACRAID driver files v5.2.0.11737 for 32-bit Windows XP and Windows 2000

AACRAID driver files for 2420SA, 2820SA, 4800SAS, 4805SAS, 2130SLP and 2230SLP RAID version 5.1.0.9179 for 32-bit Windows XP and Windows 2000. This file has been Microsoft certified.

2820SA/2420SA/4800SAS/4805SAS Driver files for Windows 2000 and Windows XP for 32-bit only, version 5.1.8360.

2420SA/2820SA, 4800SAS/4805SAS and 2130SLP/2230SLP RAID driver files version 5.1.0.9114 for 32-bit Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

AACRAID driver files under Windows 2000 and XP for Adaptec RAID 2420SA, 2820SA, 4000, 4800SAS, 4805SAS, 2130S & 2230S version 5.2.0.11518. These drivers were fully tested with Firmware/BIOS version 11564 and Adaptec Storage Manager 4.30.16038. These drivers are Microsoft Certified.

Installation Instruction: Installation instructions can be found in the Installation and User's Guide available as a download from the Documentation section of this web site.

2420SA/2820SA and 4800SAS/4805SAS RAID driver files version 5.1.8360 for Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and x64 Edition) and Windows XP x64 Edition.

2420SA/2820SA, 4800SAS/4805SAS and 2130SLP/2230SLP RAID driver files version 5.1.0.9114 for Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and x64 Edition) and Windows XP x64 Edition.

AACRAID driver files under Windows Server 2003 32 & 64 bit and XP 64 bit for Adaptec RAID 2420SA, 2820SA, 4000, 4800SAS, 4805SAS, 2130S & 2230S version 5.2.0.11518. These drivers were fully tested with Firmware/BIOS version 11543 and Adaptec Storage Manager 4.30.16038.

AACRAID driver files v5.2.0.15317 for Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and x64 Edition), Windows Vista (x86 and x64 Editions) and Windows XP (x64 Edition only).

AACRAID driver files v5.2.0.11737 for Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and x64 Edition), Windows Vista (x86 and x64 Editions) and Windows XP (x64 Edition only)

AACRAID driver files v5.2.0.11518 for Windows Server 2003 (32 & 64 bit) and Windows XP (x64 Editions only) for Adaptec RAID 2420SA, 2820SA, 4000, 4800SAS, 4805SAS, 2130S & 2230S.

These drivers are Microsoft certified using Firmware/BIOS version 11564 and fully tested with Adaptec Storage Manager 4.30.16038.

AACRAID driver files v5.1.0.9179 for Windows Server 2003 (32 & 64 bit) and Windows XP (x64 Editions only) for Adaptec RAID 2420SA, 2820SA, 4800SAS, 4805SAS, 2130SLP and 2230SLP.

These drivers are Microsoft certified.

Adaptec Storage Manager v5.01.16862 for use under 32-bit Windows Vista, Server 2003, Windows 2000, and XP.
Caution: If a previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove that version.
Installation Instruction: Installation instructions can be found in the Adaptec Storage Manager v5.00

AACRAID driver file for 2420SA, 2820SA, 4000, 4800SAS, 4805SAS, 2130S and 2230S version b11518. For use with FreeBSD 5.3 and 5.4.