Avago Technologies 3ware SAS 9750-16i4e - Manual (Page 12)

Chapter 1. Getting Started
8 LSI 3ware 9750 SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Installation Guide
System Requirements
Motherboard and Slot Requirements
A workstation-class or server-class motherboard with an x8 or x16
lane PCI-Express Gen 2.0 or 1.0 slot. For a list of supported
motherboards, access the LSI website at:
http://www.lsi.com/channel/support/marketing_resources . Click the
Data & Interoperability tab, and then click 3ware 6Gb/s SAS
Interoperability List.
Enclosure Requirements
In order to attach more than four drives per connector, enclosures
with expanders are required.
In order to use enclosure support services, such as locating a drive
by blinking an LED or notification of a rebuild, the enclosure needs
to support SES (SCSI Enclosure Services). For a list of supported
chassis and enclosures, access the LSI website at:
http://www.lsi.com/channel/support/marketing_resources . Click the
Data & Interoperability tab, and then click 3ware 6Gb/s SAS
Interoperability List.
Drive Requirements
The 3ware RAID controller is designed for use with drive
capacities beyond 2 TB.
SAS and/or SATA drives can be used with the 3ware 9750 RAID
controller.
SATA drives must meet SATA-2 (3.0 Gbps) or SATA-3 (6.0 Gbps)
standards and also be included on the list of supported drives on the
interoperability list.
SAS drives must meet SAS (3.0 Gbps or 6.0 Gbps) standards and
also be included on the list of supported drives on the
interoperability list.