SCSI (SAS) 9690SA Serial Attached SATA II 9650E RAID Controller SATA II PCI-X RAID Controllers SATA II PCI Express RAID Controllers 3Ware SideCar Parallel ATA RAID Controllers RAID Management Software Cables RAID Drive Cage 3ware Main Serial ATA II Hardware RAID Controllers 3ware® 9550SX Highest performance SATA II RAID The 3ware 9550SX PCI-X to SATA II RAID controller delivers over 800MB/sec RAID 5 reads and exceeds 380MB/sec RAID 5 writes, making it 200% faster than the industry-leading 3ware 9500S RAID controller. 7th generation StorSwitch™ non-blocking switch fabric technology and sophisticated SATA II features including 3 Gbps transfer speed, Native Command Queuing (NCQ), and Port Multiplier support drive this unmatched performance. Combined with an advanced RAID management feature set that includes web-based, command-based, and API software components, the 9550SX, available in 4, 8, 12, and 16-port configurations, is the most compelling RAID solution available. 3ware - Products At-A-Glance 3ware 9550sX PCI-X-to-Serial ATA II Hardware RAID Controllers Model Description Host Interface Speed Number of Ports (Drives) Connector Type 9550SX-4LP Half length / low Profile SATA II RAID Controller 64-bit/133MHz 4 Discrete 9550SX-8LP Half length / low Profile SATA II RAID Controller 64-bit/133MHz 8 Discrete 9550SX-12 Half length SATA II RAID Controller 64-bit/133MHz 12 Discrete 9550SX-12MI Half length Multi-lane SATA II RAID Controller 64-bit/133MHz 12 Discrete 9550SX-16ML Half length Multi-lane SATA II RAID Controller 64-bit/133MHz 16 Discrete 3ware 9550SX Features • 7th-generation StorSwitch™ point-to-point, non-blocking switched architecture • On-board PowerPC RISC processor provides true hardware RAID     - SCSI device driver model to take advantage of the benefits of SCSI       using inexpensive Serial ATA drives • Bootable array support for greater fault tolerance • Variable stripe size for performance tuning by application • 64-bit LBA support • ATA pass-through mode support • Up to 256 MB DDR2 400 memory with ECC protection • 32 pooled DMA channels • Complete configuration management suite     - 3ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM2) – easy to use BIOS configuration tool     - 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM®2) – browser-based management tool • Features include: secure access via ssh or https, create unit, delete unit,   remove unit, import unit, migrate unit, verify unit rebuild unit     - Command Line Interface (CLI) – scriptable configuration tool • SNMP support • SMTP support for email/pager notification • ATA/6 and Out of band (OOB) staggered drive spin-up support • Auto carving allows logical units larger than 2 TB to be divided into multiple units   for legacy operating systems that are limited to a maximum of 2 TB per logical unit • StorSave platform for advanced performance tuning with the BBU • Multiple logical unit sizes and RAID levels on one card • Multiple card support within a system for large storage requirements • Hot-swap and hot-spare support for data availability • Dynamic sector repair for robust data protection • S.M.A.R.T. disk drive monitoring for reliability • Emergency Flash Recovery protects against failed firmware upgrade • Drive activity LED support • Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration • Battery Backup Unit (BBU) ready • Enhanced data protection with write journaling for non-redundant   arrays andaccidental drive removal • Drive insertion and removal notification Operating System Support Microsoft® Windows® 2003/XP/2000, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Fedora Linux, 2.4 Linux kernel, 2.6 Linux kernel, FreeBSD, 32/64-bit support. For additional information, options and pricing about our ThinkCP™ products, please contact our sales representatives - (800)726-2477 or email - SalesDesk AT ThinkCP.com Copyright © 1997 - 2008 H. Co. Computer Products. All Rights Reserved. ThinkCP™ and H. Co. Computer Products™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of H. Co. Computer Products, Inc. For additional information regarding our trademarks, please visit Trademark Info at http://www.ThinkCP.com. This list is not intended to be an all-inclusive or comprehensive list of all H. Co. Computer Products trademarks and/or intellectual properties. Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be the respective property or trademarks of other companies.