Avago Technologies MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP - Manual (Page 28)

1-12 Overview
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1.6.3 SATA II Features
The following list describes the SATA II features:
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Supports SATA II data transfers of 3.0 Gbits/s
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Supports STP data transfers of 3.0 Gbits/s
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Provides a serial, point-to-point storage interface
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Simplifies cabling between devices
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Eliminates the master-slave construction used in parallel ATA
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Allows addressing of multiple SATA II targets through an expander
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Allows multiple initiators to address a single target (in a failover
configuration) through an expander
1.6.4 PCI Express Performance
The following list describes the PCI Express performance features:
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Provides a PCI Express interface that:
– Supports a dedicated PCI Express bus
– Supports x4 or x8 lane configuration
– Supports transfer rates of up to 2.5 Gbits/s per lane
– Complies with the PCI Express Specification, Revision 1.0a
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Provides unequaled performance through the Fusion-MPT
architecture
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Provides high throughput and low CPU utilization to offload the host
processor
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Uses an Intel IOP333 I/O processor. (The MegaRAID SAS 8208ELP
RAID Controller does not use an Intel IOP333 I/O processor.)
1.6.5 PCI-X Performance
The following list describes the PCI-X performance features:
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Provides a PCI-X interface that:
– Supports a dedicated PCI-X bus
– Supports a maximum transfer rate of 1064 Mbytes/s