3.1.1MegaRAID SATA 150-6

The MegaRAID SATA 150-6 is an intelligent RAID controller that provides six Serial ATA ports and supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and RAID 50 arrays. The SATA 150-6 does the following:

•Supports six Serial ATA channels:

–Uses differential signaling

–Transfers data in frames

–Supports Serial ATA power management

•Complies with the PCI 2.2 Specification

•Supports up to a 64-bit/66 MHz PCI interface:

–Functions in a 64-bit PCI slot

–Functions at 66 MHz or 33 MHz

–Supports 3.3 V and 5.0 V PCI signaling

–Is backward compatible with previous versions of the PCI specification

The MegaRAID configuration utility and the WebBIOS utility provide RAID management and configuration support before the operating system boots. The MegaRAID Manager tool and the Power Console Plus tool provide RAID management and configuration support after the operating system boots. The Power Console Plus tool enables the user to manage RAID functions over a network.

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SATA 150 Storage Adapter Characteristics

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