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About the Adaptec RAID 6805E
The Adaptec RAID 6805E is a SAS RAID controller with these features:
Form Factor Low-profile MD2 (reduced length: 6.1 inches)
Bus compatibility PCIe Gen2
PCIe bus width x4
Data transfer rate 6 Gb/s per port
Phys (Unified Serial Ports) 8
Standard cache 128 MB DDR2
Connectors, internal 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087)
Maximum number of disk drives 8 direct-attached
Enclosure Support SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output)
Onboard speaker Yes
Battery Backup Module No
2 internal mini-SAS
connectors
CN1
CN0
Mounting bracket
PCIe x4 connector
Ext. Alarm connector
Aggregate Activity
HDA mode connector
Drive Activity LED connector for CN0/CN1