System Requirementswww.3ware.com 3Drive RequirementsFor 9650SE Model ControllersDepending on the particular model, the 3ware RAID controller may beconnected to two, four, eight, twelve, sixteen, or twenty-four SATA drivesusing the supplied interface cables.Drives must meet SATA-1 (1.5 GB/s) or SATA-2 (3.0 Gb/s) standards.For 9690SA Model ControllersThe 3ware 9690SA RAID controller may be connected to up to 128 SAS and/or SATA drives. If all drives are SAS drives and connections are made to bothports of each SAS drive from the controller (for redundancy andperformance), then a maximum of 64 drives may be used. A maximum of 32drives are allowed per RAID unit and up to 32 active RAID units percontroller. Also, there is a limit of 4 enclosures with SAS expanders percontroller.You cannot mix SAS and SATA drives in the same unit.Drives and drive enclosures must meet SAS (3.0 Gbps) and SATA (1.5 or 3.0Gbps) standards.Table 2: Required Slots for 3ware RAID Controller ModelsController Model PCI-E X1 PCI-E X4 PCI-E X8 PCI-E x16 PCI-X (64-bit)9690SA (allmodels)NO NO YES Yes No9650SE-2LPML YES YES YES Yes No9650SE-4LPML NO YES YES Yes No9650SE-4LPME NO YES YES Yes No9650SE-8LPML NO YES YES Yes No9650SE-12ML NO NO YES Yes No9650SE-16ML NO NO YES Yes No9650SE-24M8 NO NO YES Yes No9590SE NO YES YES Yes NoNotes:3ware 9690SA and 9650SE RAID controllers must be installed in a PCI Expressslot that complies with PCI 1.1 or later standards..
