3ware 9650SE-8LPML SATA-II RAID Controller
Supports 8 Drives via 2xSFF-8087 multilane connectors, PCIe x4 interface, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 10, 50 and JBOD, 256mb cache, Low Profile, Drivers for Windows and Linux, Retail Box
3ware 9650SE-8LPML Features
- 8th-generation StorSwitch™ non-blocking switched architecture.
- On-board I/O RISC processor and RAID offload 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 512MB DDR2 533 memory with ECC protection. (see table below)
- 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.
- 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 LUNs > 2TB to be divided into multiple units for legacy operating systems limited to 2TB max. per LUN.
- Battery Backup Unit (BBU) support.
- 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.
- Enhanced data protection with write journaling for non-redundant arrays and accidental drive removal.
- Drive insertion and removal notification.
- Microsoft® Windows® 2003/XP/2000, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Fedora Linux, 2.4 Linux kernel, 2.6 Linux kernel, FreeBSD; 32/64-bit driver support for Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.
- 3 year warranty.

Comparison
| Model Name | 9650SE-2LP | 9650SE-4LPML | 9650SE-8LPML | 9650SE-12ML | 9650SE-16ML |
| Footprint | Low Profile | Low Profile | Low Price | Full Height | Full Height |
| Host Interface | PCIe x1 | PCIe x4 | PCIe x4 | PCIe x8 | PCIe x8 |
| Ports | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Cache | 128MB | 256MB | 256MB | 256MB | 256MB |
| RAID Levels | 0, 1, JBOD | 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD |
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD |
| No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Internal SFF-8087 to SFF-8470 Enclosure 2-Port Adapter and Cable Combo
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External 8 drive SATA Enclosure w/4X connectors
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External 8 drive Trayless Hotswap SATA Enclosure w/4X connectors
8 bays that allow hotswapping without using any trays! Ideal for larger RAID arrays. Two-cable multilane SATA connection to your controller for high-speed operation.
8 bays that allow hotswapping without using any trays! Ideal for larger RAID arrays. Two-cable multilane SATA connection to your controller for high-speed operation.
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