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Storage and disk controllers

SCSI/SAS/SATA host adapters and disk controllers, including ISA-era storage cards. Each part record identifies its exact model, source-supported specifications, compatibility notes, and service cautions.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSAdaptec AHA-2940UW

PCI Ultra Wide SCSI host adapter.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSPromise FastTrak TX2000

PCI IDE RAID controller card.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSLSI SAS 9211-8i

PCIe 2.0 x8 SAS/SATA host bus adapter; eight internal 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA lanes.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSStarTech PEXESAT322I

Two-port PCI Express SATA 6 Gb/s host controller with configurable internal/external connections.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSAdaptec AHA-1542CP

Legacy 16-bit ISA SCSI host adapter with onboard floppy-disk-controller function.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSStarTech PEXESATA2

Two-port PCI Express eSATA controller card for external SATA storage.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom / LSI SAS 9300-8i

8 internal SAS/SATA lanes, 2×SFF-8643, SAS 12Gb/s

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom / LSI SAS 9300-8e

8 external lanes, 2×SFF-8644; SAS 12Gb/s

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom / LSI SAS 9207-8i

8 internal SAS/SATA lanes, 2×SFF-8087; SAS2 6Gb/s

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom / LSI SAS 9207-8e

2 external SFF-8088 ports; SAS/SATA, SAS2 6Gb/s

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom / LSI SAS 9305-16i

16 internal SAS/SATA lanes, 4×SFF-8643; SAS 12Gb/s

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom / LSI SAS 9305-16e

16 external lanes, 4×SFF-8644; SAS3

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom MegaRAID SAS 9361-8i

8 internal SAS/SATA lanes, 2×SFF-8643

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom MegaRAID 9560-16i

4 internal SlimSAS SFF-8654; Tri-Mode SAS/SATA/NVMe

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSMicrochip Adaptec Series 7 ASR-71605

16 SAS/SATA lanes, 4×SFF-8643

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSHighPoint RocketRAID 2720SGL

8 SAS/SATA lanes, 2×SFF-8087

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom SAS 9400-8i

8 internal lanes on 2 × SFF-8643 Mini-SAS HD connectors; SAS 12 Gb/s and SATA 6 Gb/s; NVMe only through a validated tri-mode backplane/cabling topology.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom SAS 9400-16i

16 internal lanes on 4 × SFF-8643 Mini-SAS HD connectors; SAS 12 Gb/s and SATA 6 Gb/s; NVMe only through a validated tri-mode backplane/cabling topology.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom SAS 9400-8e

8 external lanes on 2 × SFF-8644 Mini-SAS HD connectors; SAS 12 Gb/s and SATA 6 Gb/s; external NVMe requires a specifically supported NVMe-capable enclosure/topology.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom SAS 9400-16e

16 external lanes on 4 × SFF-8644 Mini-SAS HD connectors; SAS 12 Gb/s and SATA 6 Gb/s; NVMe is topology/backplane dependent, not a universal external-SAS capability.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom SAS 9400-8i8e

8 internal lanes on 2 × SFF-8643 plus 8 external lanes on 2 × SFF-8644; SAS 12 Gb/s and SATA 6 Gb/s; NVMe use depends on validated tri-mode backplane/cabling and is not provided by SAS expanders.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom HBA 9500-8i

8 internal lanes; SlimSAS/SFF-8654 internal connector(s) per board revision; Tri-Mode SAS 12 Gb/s, SATA 6 Gb/s, and NVMe with a supported direct-attach/backplane mapping.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom HBA 9500-8e

8 external lanes on 2 × SFF-8644 Mini-SAS HD connectors; SAS 12 Gb/s and SATA 6 Gb/s; NVMe requires an explicitly supported external NVMe topology, not a standard SAS shelf.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom HBA 9600-16i

16 internal lanes on SlimSAS SFF-8654 connectors (connector count depends on board layout; consult product brief); SAS 24 Gb/s, SAS 12/6 Gb/s, SATA 6 Gb/s, and NVMe through compatible tri-mode backplanes/cabling.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom HBA 9600-24i

24 internal lanes on SlimSAS SFF-8654 connectors (connector count depends on board layout; consult product brief); SAS 24 Gb/s, SAS 12/6 Gb/s, SATA 6 Gb/s, and NVMe via compatible internal tri-mode backplanes/cabling.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom HBA 9600-16e

16 external lanes on SFF-8674 external SlimSAS connectors (connector count per product brief); SAS 24 Gb/s, SAS 12/6 Gb/s, and SATA 6 Gb/s; external NVMe needs a supported switch/JBOF topology.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSMicrochip Adaptec SmartRAID 3154-8i

8 internal SAS/SATA lanes, PCIe 3.0 x8, RAID and 4 GB protected cache.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSMicrochip Adaptec SmartRAID 3152-8i

8 internal SAS/SATA lanes, PCIe 3.0 x8, hardware RAID and 2 GB cache.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSMicrochip Adaptec SmartHBA 2100-8i

PCIe 3.0 x8 HBA with 8 internal SAS/SATA lanes and pass-through mode.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom MegaRAID 9560-8i

8 internal Tri-Mode lanes, PCIe 4.0 x8, hardware RAID and CacheVault.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom HBA 9502-16i

OCP 3.0 SFF HBA with 16 internal SAS/SATA/NVMe lanes; not a standard PCIe card.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSBroadcom / LSI SAS 9300-4i4e

PCIe 3.0 x8 HBA with 4 internal and 4 external SAS/SATA lanes.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSMicrochip Adaptec RAID ASR-8805

8 internal SAS/SATA lanes, PCIe 3.0 x8, hardware RAID and optional AFM-700.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSAreca ARC-1883ix-12

12 internal and 4 external SAS/SATA lanes, hardware RAID and optional cache protection.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSDell PERC H840

External PCIe 3.0 x8 SAS/SATA hardware RAID adapter with 8 GB non-volatile cache.

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PART RECORD // EXPANSION CARDSHighPoint RocketRAID 3740A

16 internal SAS/SATA lanes, PCIe 3.0 x8 and hardware RAID; EOL driver caveat.

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