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About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 8885/8885Q
The Microsemi Adaptec RAID 8885/8885Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features:
PCIe x8 connector
Mounting bracket
2 external
mini-SAS HD
connectors
2 internal mini-SAS HD connectors
Daughterboard
connector
HDA mode connector
Low-profile MD2
Form Factor
PCIe 3.0
Bus compatibility
x8
PCIe bus width
12 Gb/s per port
Data transfer rate
16
Phys (Unified Serial Ports)
1024 MB DDR3
Standard cache
2 mini-SAS HD x4 (SFF-8643)
Connectors, internal
2 mini-SAS HD x4 (SFF-8644)
Connectors, external
16 direct-attached (or up to 256 with expanders)
Maximum number of disk drives
8885Q: Up to 8 solid state drives, 2TB capacity, max. See the maxCache compat-
ibility list at
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maxCache SSD support
IBPI and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output)
Enclosure Support
Yes
Onboard speaker
Microsemi Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-700 (8885: optional, sold sepa-
rately; 8885Q: standard, pre-installed)
Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module
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