3WARE 9500S-8MI 8-Port SATA Raid ControllerCard SUPPorts Raid 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, Single Disk (JBOD)

Overview 3ware is advanced switched RAID architecture - StorSwitch unleashes the power of Serial ATA (SATA), delivering the highest hardware RAID performance in its class. The Escalade 9500S hardware RAID controllers deliver in excess of 400 Mbytes per second (MB/sec) sustained RAID 5 reads and over 100 MB/sec RAID 5 sequential writes with less than 3% CPU utilization (Tested using Intel Iometer(R) benchmark program on a dual processor Intel(R) Xeon (2.4GHz) system with PhoenixBIOS(R), 512MBytes system RAM, Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Advanced Server, the Escalade 9500S-8 66MHz SATA RAID controller and Maxtor(R) 7Y250MQ, 250GB, 7200 RPM drives)   Specifications Model Number:  9500S-8MI Brand:  3Ware Inc. Alt. Part Number(s):  9500S-8MI Type:  Controller Card   Technical Description 3Ware Inc. 9500S-8MI Escalade 9000Series Eight-Ports Serial ATA-II Hardware PCI RAID Controller Card - Retail Kit.   9000 Series Feature Optimized hardware XOR RAID 5 engine provides true hardware based RAID and intelligent drive management functions Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, Single Disk (JBOD) Single array capacity scales to over 3 terabytes per controller (64-bit LBA support) 128 MB of ECC protected SDRAM, upgradable to 256 MB Battery Backup Unit (BBU) ready Online Capacity Expansion ready StorSwitch point-to-point, non-blocking switched architecture for highest performance Bootable array support for greater fault tolerance Variable stripe size for performance tuning by application Multiple array background initialization for immediate data redundancy Host controller and drive command queuing for highest performance Multiple card support (up to 4) within a system for large storage requirements Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can exist on one card for maximum configuration flexibility Legacy and SATA II out of band (OOB) staggered drive spin-up support Hot-swap and hot-spare support for data availability Dynamic sector repair for robust data protection S.M.A.R.T. disk drive monitoring for reliability SMTP support for email/pager notification Emergency Flash Recovery protects against power failure during firmware upgrades Support for drive activity LED Flexible task scheduling for increased useability Multi-lane connectors based on the Infiniband SFF-8470 specification Complete configuration management suite 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) - BIOS configuration tool 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM 2) - browser-based management tool Command Line Interface (CLI) - scriptable configuration tool   *Product descriptions, images, and part numbers are subject to change and may not accurately reflect manufacturer product alterations. For the latest and most precise information, kindly refer to the manufacturer's website and use the item's manufacturer part number.