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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