Smart Array E500 User Guide

Hardware features
In this section
Main components on the board ................................................................................................................. 5
Other features.......................................................................................................................................... 5
Main components on the board
Item ID Description
1 Connector for SAS miniport 1E (external), 4x wide
2 Connector for SAS miniport 2E (external), 4x wide
3 40-bit 256-MB cache module
CAUTION: Do not use this controller with cache modules designed for other controller models,
or the controller will malfunction and you could lose data. Also, do not transfer this cache
module to a different controller module, or you could again lose data.
Other features
Feature Details
Card type Low-profile PCIe
Dimensions (excluding bracket) 16.8 cm × 7.0 cm × 1.8 cm (6.6 in × 2.8 in × 0.7 in)
Drive types supported 3.0 Gb/s SAS or 1.5 Gb/s SATA hard drives; also supports OBDR
tape drives (for more information about OBDR, see the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/obdr
)).
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