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MegaRAID 8480 Storage Adapter User’s Guide 3-1
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Chapter 3
MegaRAID 8480 Storage
Adapter Characteristics
This chapter describes the characteristics of the LSI MegaRAID Serial
Attached SCSI/Serial ATA II 8480 RAID Storage Adapter. It consists of
the following sections:
• Section 3.1, “MegaRAID 8480 RAID Controller”
• Section 3.2, “MegaRAID 8480 Storage Adapter Characteristics”
• Section 3.3, “Technical Specifications”
3.1 MegaRAID 8480 RAID Controller
The MegaRAID 8480 RAID controller is a dual PHY, SAS PCI Express
adapter and is used in a system with a PCI Express slot. PCI Express
goes beyond the PCI specification in that it is intended as a unifying I/O
architecture for various systems: desktops, workstations, mobile, server,
communications, and embedded devices.
The following subsections provide graphics and connector information for
the MegaRAID 8480 RAID controller.