Benefits
      Performance Unified Serial RAID controller supports both SATA and SAS devices. Ideal for bandwidth intensive storage applications; NAS, OLTP servers, web servers, and digital surveillance. Offers Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection and Intelligent Power Management.

Key Differentiators
Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection
Intelligent Power Management
Customer Needs
      High I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing.
Form Factor
      MD2 Low-Profile

Cache Memory
512MB of DDR2 667MHz cache memory

RAID Levels
    RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD

Key RAID Features
• Supports up to 256 SATA or SAS devices using SAS expanders
• RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD
• Quick initialization
• Online Capacity Expansion
• Copyback Hot Spare
• Dynamic caching algorithm
• Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
• Background initialization
• Hot-plug drive support
• RAID Level Migration 
• Hot spares – global, dedicated, and pooled
• Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares
• SES and SAF-TE enclosure management
• Configurable stripe size
• S.M.A.R.T. support
• Multiple arrays per disk drive
• Dynamic sector repair
• Staggered drive spin-up
• Bootable array support
• Optimized Disk Utilization

Bus System Interface Type
    8-lane PCIe Gen2

Internal Connectors
2 internal (SFF-8087) Mini SAS

Data Transfer Rate
    6 Gb/s per port

Package Contents
    • Adaptec RAID 6805 Controller
• Additional low profile vented bracket
• Quick Installation Guide
(English/French/German/Italian/Spanish)
• Software and documentation CDs


Management Utilities

    Adaptec Storage Manager™ (ASM)
    • Java-based GUI Management Utility
    • Remote configuration, monitoring & notification
    • ASM OS Support: Windows, Linux, SCO, Solaris, FreeBSD
    • Microsoft VDS Support
    • SNMP, SMTP
    • Remote firmware updates

    ARCCONF
    • Command Line Interface

    Adaptec BIOS Configuration Utility (ACU)
    • BIOS level configuration utility
    • Flashable BIOS support

Physical Size

    2.5" H x 6.6" L (64mm x 167mm)

Operating Temperature

    0°C to 35°C (without airflow)
    0°C to 55°C (with 200 LFM airflow)

    Operating Voltage

        0.45 amp @ 3.3V
        1 amp @ 12V

    Regulatory Certification

        CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC

    Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF)

        873,402 hours at 40 degree C.