Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller
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About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z
The Adaptec RAID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controller with these features:
Form Factor
Low-profile MD2
Bus compatibility
PCIe
PCIe bus width
x8
PCIe bus speed
2.5 Gb/s
Phys (Unified Serial Ports)
8
Standard cache
512 MB DDR2
Connectors
1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) internal
1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) external
Maximum number of disk drives
8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with expanders)
Enclosure Support
I2C and SGPIO
Onboard speaker
Yes
Zero Maintenance Cache
Protection Module
Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed),
Adaptec ZMM-100CC super cap card (user installed—see
page 37
)
Mounting bracket
PCIe x8 connector
Internal mini-SAS
connector CN0
Mode 0 Flash connector
Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1
Ext. Alarm connector
Diagnostic LEDs
Drive Activity LEDs for CN0/CN1
Aggregate Activity
ZMM-100CC Cap
Card connector
1 external
mini-SAS
connector
I2C connectors for CN0/CN1
ZMM-100DB
Daughterboard
CN1