Adaptec 1420SA User Manual

Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller

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About the Adaptec 58300 Controller

The Adaptec 58300 is a low-profile PCI-X to 8-Phy SAS 1.0 HostRAID controller with these 
features:

Note: 

There is NO I2C function on this controller, as all ports are external.

Formx factor

Low-profile

Bus compatibility

PCI-X

PCI bus width (max)

64-bit

PCI bus speed (max)

133 MHz

PHYs

8

Connectors, internal

None

Connectors, external

2 x4 external SFF 8088 (miniSAS) 
miniSAS 1.0 connector

RAID levels

0, 1, 10

Simple volume

Yes

Disk drives

SAS (3.0Gb/s), SATA I (1.5Gb/s), 

SATA II 3.0Gb/s)

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)

No

Automatic failover

Yes

Audible alarm

No

External miniSAS Connectors

3.3V PCI-X Connector

Mounting bracket

J3 (Aggregate Activity 
LED Header)

Drive LEDs