Adaptec 58300 User Manual

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Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller
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About the Adaptec SAS 58300 Controller
The Adaptec SAS 58300 is a low-profile PCI-X to 8-Phy SAS 1.0 HostRAID controller with 
these features:
Form factor
Low-profile
PCI compatibility
PCI-X
PCI bus width (max)
64-bit
PCI bus speed (max)
133 MHz
PHYs
8
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 or up to 128 using expander 
technology
Hot spares
Yes
Enclosure support
Yes
Automatic failover
Yes
Audible alarm
No
External miniSAS Connectors
3.3V PCI-X Connector
Mounting bracket
J1 (LED Connector)