HP Smart Array E500/256MB Controller

The HP Smart Array E500 is HP's first external connect only, entry level PCI Express (PCIe) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller. The full-size card has 8 ports (2 x 4 mini SAS external connectors) and utilizes DDR2-533 memory. The SA-E500 offers RAID 0, 1 and 0+1 and can be upgraded with the battery-backed write cache (BBWC) module for RAID 5. This low-profile card is ideal for customers needing a low-cost external connect for HP ProLiant servers to tape, JBODs, and intelligent Modular Storage Arrays (MSA).

General
Device Type	Storage controller (RAID) - plug-in card - low profile
Interface (Bus) Type	PCI Express x8
PCI Specification Revision	PCIe 1.0
Width	1.8 cm
Depth	16.8 cm
Height	7 cm

Storage Controller
Controller Interface Type	Serial ATA-150 / SAS
Data Transfer Rate	300 MBps
Buffer Size	256 MB
Supported Devices:	Disk array (RAID)
RAID Level	RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10