How is the Adaptec Series 6E different from the Adaptec Series 6?
Adaptec Series 6E controllers deliver the same 6Gb/s performance of our Series 6 controllers, but are optimized for platforms where a Series 6 controller would not fit in from a price, form factor or host connectivity standpoint. The 6405E offers maximum connectivity through a x1 PCI Express 2.0 interface that fits into any industrial PC, workstation class or entry server class motherboard, while the 6805E has a x4PCI Express 2.0 interface for application that require more bandwidth. As an entry level card, Series 6E offers less cache memory, RAID
How is the Adaptec Series 6E different from the Adaptec Series 2?
Both are optimized for entry-level systems. The Series 6E offer 6Gb/s throughput at each port while the Series 2 offer 3Gb/s throughput. In addition to that, Series 6E fits into platforms with that are equipped with a x1 or x4 PCI Express slot while Series 2 requires at minimum a x8 PCI connector on the motherboard
What RAID levels do the Series 6E products support?
The Series 6 RAID controller family supports standard RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 10, and JBOD. It also supports Copyback Hot Spare, which allows the user to specify a fixed physical location for the hot spare for improved manageability.