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Dell 8400D 2 Ports SCSI PCI RAID Controller Card
- Interface: PCI
- Ports: 2x SCSI
- Functionality: RAID Controller
- Supports SCSI hard drives.
- Enables RAID configurations (e.g., RAID 0, 1, 5).
- Provides data protection and improved I/O performance.
- Designed for older server systems with PCI slots.
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Product Overview
The Dell 8400D is a PCI RAID controller card featuring 2 SCSI ports. It is designed to manage SCSI hard drives and provide RAID functionality for data redundancy and performance enhancement.
Technical Information
| Interface | PCI |
| Ports | 2x SCSI |
Additional Specifications
| Functionality | RAID Controller |
| Product Type | RAID Controller Card |
Product Description
The Dell 8400D is a PCI RAID controller card equipped with two SCSI ports. This adapter is designed to connect and manage SCSI hard drives within a server or workstation, enabling the creation of Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) configurations. By utilizing multiple drives in a RAID setup, users can achieve enhanced data protection against drive failures and improve overall storage performance through techniques like striping. This controller card utilizes the older PCI bus interface, indicating its suitability for legacy server systems that are equipped with PCI slots. The presence of two SCSI ports allows for the connection of multiple drives, facilitating various RAID levels such as RAID 0 (striping for performance), RAID 1 (mirroring for redundancy), and potentially others depending on the controller's firmware capabilities. It is essential to ensure compatibility with the specific SCSI drives being used. For systems that require robust SCSI storage management and RAID capabilities but are built on older architectures, the Dell 8400D provides a functional solution. It allows administrators to implement basic levels of data redundancy and performance optimization for their SCSI storage arrays, ensuring greater data availability and potentially faster data access for applications reliant on these drives.
