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Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 2820SA

The Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 2820SA card is an eight-port controller that supports SATA or SATA II disk drives. It features the Adaptec AIC-8210 SATA RAID-on-Chip (ROC) ASIC and Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) with standard RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50, as well as optional RAID 1E, 5EE, 6, and 60. It is one of the new products which have available optional snapshot and copy back (static hot spare) capabilities.

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

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Supported Operating Systems
	Microsoft Windows Red Hat Linux SUSE Linux FreeBSD Novell Netware Solaris SCO UnixWare, OpenServer For a detailed list see ASK Answer ID 14205

Benefits
	High-performance storage connectivity and data protection for servers and workstations

Customer Needs
	Ideal for supporting server and workgroup applications where high levels of sustained read and write operations are required, such as video streaming, web content, video-on-demand, security and surveillance, fixed content, and reference data storage.

System Environment
	Departmental and workgroup servers and workstations

Key RAID Features
	Hot spares, RAID Level Migration, Online Capacity Expansion, Optimized Disk Utilization, S.M.A.R.T and SNMP support as well as the features from the Adaptec Advanced Data Protection Suite including: Striped Mirror (RAID 1E) Hot Space (RAID 5EE) Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 6, 60) Copyback Hot Spare

Bus System Interface Type
	PCI-X 64-bit/133 MHz host interface (3.3v only)

Internal Connectors
	8 locking SATA connectors

Data Transfer Rate
	Up to 3 Gb/s per port

System Requirements
	Intel or AMD architecture with available 64-bit 3.3v PCI-X slot Supports EM64T and AMD64 architectures

Package Contents
	Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 2820SA card Eight 1-meter Serial ATA cables Standard full size bracket - Low-profile bracket also included Quick Install Guide RAID Installation CD (bootable) including drivers and documentation Adaptec Storage Manager™ Installation CD including management software and documentation

Warranty
	3 years


Standard RAID levels RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, and JBOD Optional RAID Features Snapshot Backup Board Dimensions 3.1in H x 6.6in L 7.87cm H x 16.76cm L Operating Temperature 0 to 55 degrees C Regulatory Certification FCC, UL, C-tick, CE, VCC