The Intel RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I offers hardware RAID data protection and high design flexibility. It has a low profile MD2 size that allows use within servers of many form factors and with either SAS or SATA drives. Support for RAID 6 ensures data integrity even if two drives fail simultaneously.Primary InformationDevice Type : Storage controller Form Factor : plug-in card Interface Type : N/A Supported Device : Hard drive; Disk array (RAID) Max Storage Devices Qty : 8 Controller Interface Type : Serial ATA-300 Storage Controller / Channel Qty : 8 Data Transfer Rate : 300 MBps Cache Buffer Size : 256 MB Dimensions&MiscellaneousWidth : 6.6 Inch Depth : 2.536 Inch Header / Model : SRCSASBB8I ExpansionInterfaces & Connections : 2 x storage - Serial ATA-300 / SAS - 36 pin 4i Mini MultiLane SAS (SFF-8087); 1 x PCI Express x8 SoftwareSystem Requirements / OS Required : Red Hat Linux 5.0 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Vista SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit versions) Red Hat Linux 4 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Special FeatureRoHS : Y UNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code : 43201500