Entry-level Adaptec SmartRAID 3100E RAID adapters are cost-effective hardware RAID solutions. They have been added to our trusted Smart Storage platform to support deployments that use fewer drives and can benefit from caching capabilities but do not need the full cache backup or advanced RAID levels of our full-featured RAID adapters.
| Ports & interfaces |
| Internal SATA ports quantity |
8 |
| Internal mini-SAS HD ports |
2 |
| Expansion card standard |
PCIe 3.0 |
| Expansion card form factor |
Low-profile |
| Output interface |
SAS, SATA |
| Host interface |
PCIe |
| Design |
| Certification |
CE, FCC, UL, C-tick, VCCI, KCC, CNS |
| Mean time between failures (MTBF) |
1370000 h |
| Internal |
Yes |
| Features |
| RAID levels |
0, 1, 1 ADM, 10 ADM, 10 |
| Native Command Queuing (NCQ) |
Yes |
| S.M.A.R.T. support |
Yes |
| Data transfer rate (max) |
12 Gbit/s |
| System requirements |
| Linux operating systems supported |
Yes |
| Windows operating systems supported |
Yes |
| Technical details |
| Compliance certificates |
RoHS |
| Weight & dimensions |
| Height |
64 mm |
| Width |
167 mm |
| Logistics data |
| Harmonized System (HS) code |
84733020 |