Adaptec 1420SA, 58300, 44300 About the Adaptec 48300 Controller, About Your HostRAID Controller l

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About the Adaptec 48300 Controller

The Adaptec 48300 is a low-profile PCI-X to 8-Phy SAS 1.0 HostRAID controller with these features:

J3 (Aggregate Activity LED Header)

External SAS Connector

Internal SAS Connector

3.3V PCI-X Connector

Mounting bracket

Form factor	Low-profile
Bus compatibility	PCI-X
PCI bus width (max)	64-bit
PCI bus speed (max)	133 MHz
PHYs	8
Connectors, internal	1 x4 internal SFF-8484
	SAS 1.1 connector
Connectors, external	1 x4 external SFF-8470
	SAS 1.0 connector
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
Simple volume	Yes
Disk drives	SAS (3.0Gbps), SATA I (1.5Gbps),
	SATA II (3.0Gbps)
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

Note: There is no separate I2C connector. See the HostRAID Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference on page 87 for details.