LSISAS3442E-R PCI Express, 3 Gb/s, SAS, 8-port Host Bus Adapter The LSI SAS3442E-R four-port internal/four-port external SAS/SATA PCI Express storage adapter provides 300 MB/s bandwidth (600 MB/s, full duplex) on each port for combined throughput of up to 2.4 GB/s. The storage adapter supports multi-volume OS independent Integrated RAID 0, 1, 1E and 10E without the need for special drivers. The SAS3442E-R features PCI Express connectivity, removing the host bus bottleneck from the parallel PCI busses. LSI SAS3442E-R KIT LSI SAS3442E-R HBA, driver CD, (1) internal cable for connecting to (4) SAS hard disk drives, (1) internal cable for connecting to (4) SATA HDD or SATA-style backplane connectors, low-profile bracket, and quick installation guide Part Number: LSI00110 LSI LSISAS3442E-R Single Pack LSI SAS3442E-R HBA, driver CD, low-profile bracket, and quick installation guide Part Number: LSI00167 Features 3Gb/s per port x4 internal SFF-8484 / x4 external SFF-8470 connectors Integrated RAID 0, 1, 1E and 10E 8-lane 2.5 Gb/s PCI Express MD-2 small form-factor design Connects to both SAS and SATA HDDs and tape drives Allows more than 122 total end-point devices Fusion-MPT architecture provides more than 140,000 I/Os per second Supports all major operating systems Benefits Integrated RAID avoids additional host CPU overhead Flexible SAS/SATA array architecture optimizes cost SAS/SATA interconnect proven through robust LSI serial technology Speed: 3Gb/s per port combines to 2.4 GB/s full duplex speed Complete solution: kit includes all necessary cables and brackets Market leader: LSI SAS powers 80% of SAS worldwide