Hardware features

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Main components on the board .................................................................................................................

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Controller specifications ............................................................................................................................

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Main components on the board

Item ID

Description

 

 

1

Connector for SAS miniports 1E and 2E (external), each 4x wide

 

 

2

Heartbeat LED (flashes green when operating normally and amber

 

if the board has failed)

 

 

3

Activity LED for external ports

 

 

4

SAS port 3I (internal), 4x wide

 

 

5

SAS port 4I (internal), 4x wide

 

 

6

Cache module (also known as BBWC or array accelerator)

 

 

7

Batteries for cache module (Two batteries are normally sufficient,

 

but a third can be added to provide extra security against loss of

 

system power.)

Controller specifications

Feature

Details

 

 

Card type

Full-size PCIe

 

 

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