User`s guide

Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 21
About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q
The Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features:
Form Factor Low-profile MD2
Bus compatibility PCIe
PCIe bus width x8
PCIe bus speed 2.5 Gb/s
Phys (Unified Serial Ports) 8
Standard cache 512 MB DDR2
Connectors, internal 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087)
Maximum number of disk drives 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with expanders)
MaxIQ SSD support 5805: 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max)
5805Q: 8 MaxIQ-compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive
on compatibility list (2TB max); see www.adaptec.com/
compatibility
Enclosure Support I2C and SGPIO
Onboard speaker Yes
Battery Backup Module Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately—see
page 17)
Mounting bracket
PCIe x8 connector
2 internal mini-SAS
connectors
I2C connector for CN1
Battery connector
Mode 0 Flash
connector
Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1
Ext. Alarm connector
CN1
CN0
I2C connector for CN0
Diagnostic LEDs
Drive Activity LEDs for CN0/CN1
Status CN1, CN0
Aggregate
Activity