




Its Time for SAS
3ware builds on an established 3ware SATA RAID leadership to introduce the 3ware 9690SA SAS controller, the new standard in Serial Attached SCSI RAID. 3ware pioneered the way for SATA and now capitalizes on time-proven serial storage expertise to take users from SCSI to SAS. The 3ware 9690SA delivers accelerated SAS performance and the flexibility of internal and external connectivity. As SAS makes inroads into the SCSI market, users will look to SAS to provide expanded connectivity and greater scalability and to the 3ware 9690SA for peace of mind
| 9690SA-8I | 9690SA-8E | 9690SA-4I4E | 9690SA-4I | |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | Low Profile | Low Profile | Low Profile |
| SAS Ports | 8 Internal | 8 External | 4 Internal / 4 External | 4 Internal |
| Drive Interface | SAS and SATA | SAS and SATA | SAS and SATA | SAS and SATA |
| PCI Express | x8 | x8 | x8 | x8 |
| Raid Levels | 0,1,5,6,10,50,Single Disk | 0,1,5,6,10,50,Single Disk | 0,1,5,6,10,50,Single Disk | 0,1,5,6,10,50, Single Disk |
| Onboard Memory | 512MB DDR2 533 | 512MB DDR2 533 | 512MB DDR2 533 | 512MB DDR2 533 |
| Connector Type | SFF-8087mini-SAS | SFF-8088 mini-SAS | SFF-8087/SFF-8088 mini-SAS | SFF -8087 mini-SAS |
| BBU with Remote Battery Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |