Note: Only drivers that are not included or embedded within a supported operating system are listed below. To see a complete list of supported operating systems see the Product Specifications
Intelligent Power Management
½ length / full height
512MB of DDR2 memory
• Supports 16 direct-attached or up to 256 SATA or SAS disk drives using SAS expanders • RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50 and 60• Quick initialization• Online Capacity Expansion• Copyback Hot Spare• Dynamic caching algorithm• Native Command Queuing (NCQ)• Background initialisation• Hot-plug drive support• RAID Level Migration • Hot spares – global, dedicated and pooled• Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares• SAF-TE enclosure management • Configurable stripe size• S.M.A.R.T. support• Up to 512TB array sizes• Multiple arrays per disk drive• Bad stripe table• Dynamic sector repair• Staggered drive spin-up• Bootable array support• Optimized Disk Utilization
Bus System Interface Type
8-lane PCIe
1 external (SFF-8088) Mini SAS
• Adaptec RAID 51245 Controller• Quick Installation Guide (English/French/German/Italian/Spanish)• Software and documentation CDs• Cables: three internal Mini SAS x4 to (4x) SATA fanout cables w/ sideband (2247000-R), 0.5 meter
Management Utilities
Adaptec Storage Manager™ (ASM)• Java-based GUI Management Utility• Remote configuration, monitoring & notification• ASM OS Support: Windows, Linux, SCO, Solaris, FreeBSD• Microsoft VDS Support• SNMP, SMTP• Remote firmware updates ARCCONF• Command Line Interface Adaptec BIOS Utility (ACU)• BIOS-level configuration utility• Flashable BIOS support
Adaptec Storage Manager™ (ASM)• Java-based GUI Management Utility• Remote configuration, monitoring & notification• ASM OS Support: Windows, Linux, SCO, Solaris, FreeBSD• Microsoft VDS Support• SNMP, SMTP• Remote firmware updates
ARCCONF• Command Line Interface
Adaptec BIOS Utility (ACU)• BIOS-level configuration utility• Flashable BIOS support
Physical Size
4.6” H x 6.43” L (116mm x 164mm)
Operating Temperature
0°C to 55°C* (with 200 LFM airflow; without battery)0°C to 40°C* (with 200 LFM airflow; with battery) Note: This Adaptec card contains a powerful RAID processor which requires adequate airflow to operate reliably. Please install this card only into server or PC chassis with recommended airflow (200 LFM). * Ambient temperature measured 1" away from the RAID processor
0°C to 55°C* (with 200 LFM airflow; without battery)0°C to 40°C* (with 200 LFM airflow; with battery)
Note: This Adaptec card contains a powerful RAID processor which requires adequate airflow to operate reliably. Please install this card only into server or PC chassis with recommended airflow (200 LFM).
* Ambient temperature measured 1" away from the RAID processor
Operating Voltage
0.47 amp @ 3.3V1.8 amp @ 12V
Regulatory Certification
CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI
Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF)
873,402 hours at 40°C
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