Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller ● 14
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)