- General Information
 - Manufacturer
 - Lenovo Group Limited
 
- Manufacturer Website Address
 - http://www3.lenovo.com/au/en
 
- Brand Name
 - Lenovo
 
- Product Type
 - SAS Controller
 
The ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i family is a 12 Gb SAS/SATA internal RAID adapter that offers a cost-effective RAID solution for small to medium business customers. The 730-8i is available either as a 1GB cache adapter without flash backup, or a 2GB cache adapter with flash backup. The adapters support RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, and 50 (the 2GB adapter also supports 6 and 60), and include an extensive list of RAS and management features.
- Technical Information
 - Host Interface
 - PCI Express 3.0 x8
 
- Controller Type
 - 12Gb/s SAS
 
- RAID Supported
 - Yes
 
- RAID Levels
 - 0
 
- 1
 
- 5
 
- 10
 
- 50
 
- JBOD
 
- 60
 
- 6
 
- Memory
 - Cache Memory
 - 2 GB
 
- Interfaces/Ports
 - Total Number of SAS Ports
 - 8
 
- Number of SAS Ports (Internal)
 - 8
 
- SAS Connector Details
 - 2 x SFF-8643
 
- Physical Characteristics
 - Form Factor
 - Plug-in Card
 
- Miscellaneous
 - Platform Supported
 - PC
 
- Linux
 
- Environmentally Friendly
 - Yes