Adaptec 1430SA User Manual

Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller

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About the Adaptec 48300 Controller

The Adaptec 48300 is a low-profile PCI-X to 8-Phy SAS 1.0 HostRAID controller with these
features:

Note:

There is no separate I2C connector. See the

for details.

Form factor

Low-profile

Bus compatibility

PCI-X

PCI bus width (max)

64-bit

PCI bus speed (max)

133 MHz

PHYs

Connectors, internal

1 x4 internal SFF-8484
SAS 1.1 connector

Connectors, external

1 x4 external SFF-8470
SAS 1.0 connector

RAID levels

0, 1, 10

Simple volume

Yes

Disk drives

SAS (3.0Gbps), SATA I (1.5Gbps),

SATA II (3.0Gbps)

Maximum number of disk drives

8 direct-attached drives or up to 128

using expander technology

Hot spares

Yes

Enclosure support

Yes

Native Command Queuing (NCQ)

Automatic failover

Yes

Audible alarm

External SAS Connector

Internal SAS Connector

3.3V PCI-X Connector

Mounting bracket

J3 (Aggregate Activity LED Header)