9650SE Storage controller SATA300 PCIEx8
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Product Description
AMCC's 3ware 9650SE SATA II hardware RAID controllers deliver industry-leading RAID 6 and RAID 5 performance robust fault tolerance and multi-terabyte capacities. A PCI Express host interface Multi-lane connectivity StorSwitch architecture and sophisticated SATA II features drive this unrivaled performance.Primary InformationDevice Type : Storage controller (RAID) Form Factor : Plug-in card Supported Device : Hard drive; Disk array (RAID) Max Storage Devices Qty : 16 Controller Interface Type : Serial ATA-300 Data Transfer Rate : 300 MBps Cache Buffer Size : 256 MB PC Compatibility : PC Dimensions&MiscellaneousDepth : 6.9 Inch Height : 4.57 Inch ExpansionInterfaces & Connections : 4 x storage - Serial ATA-300 - 4x InfiniBand (SFF-8470) ( internal ); 1 x PCI Express x8 - full-height SoftwareSystem Requirements / OS Required : FreeBSD Red Hat Linux SuSe Linux Linux 2.4 Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Linux 2.6 Red Hat Fedora Core Service&SupportService & Support Type : 3 years warranty Special FeatureRoHS : Yes UNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code : 43201500 Product IDUPC: 693494600162Manufacturer Part: 9650SE-16ML-SGL Top to learn more
Awesome and Reliable
PROS: OMG fast performance that only gets faster the better the motherboard you throw at it! built like a tank, the card seems to last forever... The cable connections have come a long way from the older 9500S series. They are much easier to work with and take up less space.CONS: Only buy at this time if you are looking for fast RAID5, there are significant issues with the drivers and RAID0 or 0+1, causing very vast 300MB+ writes, but less than 80MB Read performance. Wait until LSI releases 10.2 drivers or newer with explicit support for the 9650SE!!!! Make sure you also buy the appropriate cables (see my other reviews!) If it comes without cables you'll shell out another 30-70$ to get them. All the AMCC/LSI cards that I have tested MUST have the battery backup module to be useful! Don't buy the card without investing in the battery module. I also recommend the extender cable to the battery backup module so that you can mount it somewhere far away from the high heat of the raid...
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