Intel® RAID Adapters RSP3TD160, RSP3MD088, RSP3DD080 and RSP3WD080 Hardware User Guide
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Product Overview
The Intel® RAID adapters RSP3TD160, RSP3MD088, RSP3DD080 and RSP3WD080 are are part of the new
family of Intel® RAID adapters. This new family of
Tri-Mode
RAID adapters allow for creating RAID
configurations with SAS drives, SATA drives, or NVMe drives.
The Intel® RAID adapters RSP3TD160, RSP3MD088, RSP3DD080 and RSP3WD080 are high-performance,
intelligent adapters with RAID control capability. The Tri-Mode RAID Adapters provide reliability, high-
performance, and fault-tolerant drive subsystem management.
The Tri-Mode RAID adapters are based on the LSI SAS IC technology and proven MegaRAID technology.
Intel offers a family of Tri-Mode RAID adapters that address the needs for internal connectivity solutions as well
as low and high port count:
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RSP3TD160F – Full featured tri-mode RAID adapter with 16 internal ports
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RSP3MD088F– Full featured tri-mode RAID adapter with 8 internal and 8 external ports
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RSP3DD080F– Full featured tri-mode RAID adapter with 8 internal ports
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RSP3WD080E– Entry level tri-mode RAID adapter with 8 internal ports
NOTE:
The Intel Tri-Mode adapters are designed to work on systems configured for optimized UEFI boot
mode. There is no built-in configuration utility for these adapters when the system is configured for legacy
boot mode. Some adapters like RSP3WD080E will not work when the system they are installed on is
configured for legacy boot mode.