OCZ Deneva 2 User Manual - Welcome!
ISF-UserGuide-DEN2, Revision 2
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Welcome!
The OCZ Deneva 2 C and R series SSDs are high-capacity enterprise level 2.5” SATA devices that
are optimized for high performance, are unrivaled for reliability and provide superior scalability. The
OCZ Deneva 2 features a SATA 6Gbps interface.
You can use the Deneva 2 as a boot device or as a storage device. This guide contains instructions
for both uses. The instructions assume that you are an experienced IT administrator and have access
to the full user information for your systems.
At OCZ our primary goal is to ensure that every customer is 100% satisfied. If you have any questions
during or after the installation process, please contact our industry-leading field sales engineering
team using the details inside the front cover of this guide.
Supported operating systems
Deneva 2 supports both 32-bit and 64-bit x86 architectures. Please update your operating systems
to the latest Service Pack or release. Supported operating systems are:
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2
Linux RHEL 6.4
System requirements
Deneva 2 minimum system requirements are:
2.5" drive bay
motherboard that supports SATA, or a SATA Host Bus Adapter (HBA) card
SATA cable to connect the drive to the SATA connector on the motherboard or SATA HBA card
if you are using a SATA HBA card, you must ensure there is sufficient space to install it
latest driver for the SATA controller (motherboard or SATA HBA card)
minimum system memory as required by the operating system (for instructions on increasing
memory, see your system user guide)
For optimal performance, we recommend that you also have SATA 3.0 (6Gbit/s) support
(motherboard or SATA HBA card).