Support for SATA and SAS disk drives with a size of 2TB or greater
This information applies to the following Operating System(s):
– This information is not Operating System specific
Note: newer 6Gb/s and 12Gb/s disk drives may not be supported with backplanes rated at lower transfer rates. If in doubt, please check with the backplane manufacturer for the specific configuration details.
Controller |
Size 2TB |
Size 3TB |
Size 4TB |
Size 5TB |
Size 6TB |
Size 8TB |
Series 8, 8Q |
tested |
tested |
tested |
tested |
tested |
tested |
Series 7, 7Q |
tested |
tested |
tested |
tested |
tested |
tested |
Series 7H, 6H |
tested |
tested |
tested |
tested |
tested |
tested |
Series 6, 6E, 6T, 6Q |
tested |
tested |
tested |
tested |
tested |
tested |
Series 5, 5Q, 5Z (using firmware v5.2.0 Build 17911 or later) |
tested * |
tested * |
supported * |
supported * |
supported * |
supported * |
Series 2 (using firmware v5.2.0 Build 17911 or later) |
tested |
supported |
supported |
supported |
supported |
supported |
Series 3 (using firmware v5.2.0 Build 17342) |
supported |
supported |
supported |
supported |
supported |
supported |
Series 1 |
supported |
not supported |
not supported |
not supported |
not supported |
not supported |
ICP5045BL, ICP5085BL, ICP5805BL, ICP5125BR, ICP5165BR (using firmware v5.2.0 Build 17343 **) |
supported |
supported |
supported |
supported |
supported |
supported |
SAS RAID 4800, 4805, ICP5085BR, ICP9085LI (using firmware v5.2.0 Build 15617 ***) |
supported |
not supported |
not supported |
not supported |
not supported |
not supported |
SATA II RAID 2420SA, 2820SA, ICP9047MA, ICP9087MA (using firmware v5.2.0 Build 15617 ***) |
supported |
not supported |
not supported |
not supported |
not supported |
not supported |
SATA II HostRAID 1220SA, 1420SA, 1430SA (using firmware v6.0-0 Build 2507) |
supported |
supported |
supported |
supported |
supported |
supported |
SATA I HostRAID 1210SA, SATA I RAID 2410SA, 2810SA, 21610SA |
not supported |
not supported |
not supported |
not supported |
not supported |
not supported |
* Adaptec RAID 51245, 51645, and 52445: Board Rev. C1 or later is needed. Previous board revisions may or may not recognize greater than 2TB disk drives.
Definition:
Tested: disk drives with the specified size and a sector size of 512 bytes have been validated by our Product Verification Group and specific models are listed on the compatibility report for the controller. Note: native support for 4K sector drives is available with Series 7, 8, 7H, and 6H only.
Supported: disk drives with the specified size should be recognized by the controller. No testing has been done by our Product Verification Group.
Not supported: disk drives with the specified size cannot be used with the controller.
** Firmware v5.2.0 Build 17343 for the ICP5045BL, ICP5085BL, ICP5805BL, ICP5125BR, and ICP5165BR:
Adaptec is providing minimally tested firmware packages. Please contact Adaptec by PMC Technical Support to obtain these firmware files. Have the TSID or serial number of the product at hand when contacting support.
*** Firmware v5.2.0 Build 15617 for the SATA II RAID 2420SA, 2820SA, ICP9047MA, ICP9087MA, SAS RAID 4800, 4805, ICP5085BR, and ICP9085LI:
Adaptec is providing minimally tested firmware packages. Please contact Adaptec by PMC Technical Support to obtain these firmware files. Have the TSID or serial number of the product at hand when contacting support.