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for more information on how to make Intel® rAID products part of a successful storage

solution, visit:

www.intel.com/go/RAID

Product Order Codes

rS25KB080 (8 port)

rS25KB040 (4 port)

Cables

Multiple kits are available that fit the chassis the module is

installed in. See www.intel.com/go/rAID for details.

Data Protection Feature Highlights

Distributed Sparing

Hot Spare Support

expander Support

Background Consistency Checking

enclosure Management

S.M.A.r.t. Support

rAID support before operating system loaded

Intel® RAID Software

Intel® rAID Web Console 2

Intel® rAID Command Line tool

Intel® rAID flash utilities

I/O Processor

LSI SAS2308 SAS Controller

Drive Types

SAS 6Gb/s , SAtA 6Gb/s, SAS 3Gb/s or SAtA 3Gb/s

Maximum Devices / Drives

Non-rAID

Integrated rAID (Ir)

rAID 0

rAID 1

rAID 1e

rAID 10

512

14 spread across 2 volumes

10 per volume

2 per volume plus hotspare

10 per volume

10 per volume

Connectors

080 models have two SAS Sff8087 x4 SAS internal connec-

tors; 040 models have one Sff8087 x4 connector

PCI Interface

Form Factor

1u Capable Mezzanine Board

Data Transfer Rates

up to 6Gb/s per port

Operating Temperature

Maximum ambient: 50°C

Operating Voltage

+12V ±10%

Standard Warranty

3 years, AWr option

Intel Server Boards Supported

Intel® Server Boards for the Intel® Xeon® processor e5 prod-

uct family only. Support for future Intel® Server Boards also

planned. See www.intel.com/go/rAID for an up to date list of

supported motherboards.

Operating Systems

extensive support includes Microsoft

Server 2003/2000/XP, Linux

freeBSD

See intel.com for the most complete list of supported

operating systems

Technical Specifications:

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