About The Adaptec 58300 Controller - Adaptec SCSI 58300 Installation And User Manual

About the Adaptec 58300 Controller

The Adaptec 58300 is a low-profile PCI-X to 8-Phy SAS 1.0 HostRAID controller with these
features:
External miniSAS Connectors
Formx factor
Bus compatibility
PCI bus width (max)
PCI bus speed (max)
PHYs
Connectors, internal
Connectors, external
RAID levels
Simple volume
Disk drives
Maximum number of disk drives
Hot spares
Enclosure support
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
Automatic failover
Audible alarm
Note:
There is NO I2C function on this controller, as all ports are external.
Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller
3.3V PCI-X Connector
Mounting bracket
Low-profile
PCI-X
64-bit
133 MHz
8
None
2 x4 external SFF 8088 (miniSAS)
miniSAS 1.0 connector
0, 1, 10
Yes
SAS (3.0Gb/s), SATA I (1.5Gb/s),
SATA II 3.0Gb/s)
8 direct-attached drives or up to 128
using expander technology
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
l 16
Drive LEDs
J3 (Aggregate Activity
LED Header)