Adapters

Non-RAID Adapters

ARC-1330 Series

(PCIe 3.0 12Gb/s SAS Host Adapters)

Product Highlights

✵ PCIe 3.0 x8 lanes ( x8, x4, and x1 lane widths)

✵ Up to 12Gb/s transfer rates per SAS port

✵ Support 3.0, 6.0 and 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA link rates

✵ Connects to SAS and SATA HDDs, tape drives, SSDs

✵ Supports SSP, SMP, STP and SATA protocols

✵ Supports the SATA Protocol defined in the serial ATA, Revision 2.6 specification

✵ Address up to 128 total end-point devices via SAS expanders

✵ API library for customer to write monitor utility

✵ System status indicates through global HDD activity/fault header

PCIe 3.0 12Gb/s SAS Host Adapters

The ARC-1330 series is a low profile host adapter. It brings the fastest available connections to SAS data transfer rates of 12, 6, and 3 Gb/s per lane and SATA data transfer rates of 6 and 3Gb/s per lane interface storage on any computer, workstation and server with PCI Express 3.0 interface.

The adapters are backwards compatible with existing and future RAID, and expander solutions. It provides maximum bandwidth and I/O connectivity for high-end server-based storage systems with internal storage or when connecting to large-scale storage enclosures.

  ARC-1330 Series 6Gb/s SAS Host Adapter
ARC-1330-8i ARC-1330-4i4x ARC-1330-8x
Host Bus Interface x8 lane PCI Express® 3.0
Ports 8 x internal 4 x internal & 4 x external 8 x external
Drive Connectors 2 x SFF-8643 1 x SFF-8643 & 1 x SFF-8644 2 x SFF-8644
Data Transfer Rate Up to 12Gb/s per port
I/O Controller 88SE1485
Devices Support 128 X 3Gb/s, 6Gb/s and 12Gb/s SAS/SATA
Cable Support Passive Copper
Physical Dimensions MD2-Low Profile: 167(L) X 64(H) mm
Power Dissipation Typical: 7.5W
Operating Temperature 0 °C to 60 °C with 200 LFM airflow
Operating Humidity 10% to 85%, non-condensing
Brackets Full height and low profile
Key Features
  • Connects to SAS/SATA HDDs, solid state driver (SSDs) and removable media (DAS/JBOD)
  • Support a maximum 128 SAS/SATA devices using SAS expander
  • Serial Attached SCSI (SAS-3.0) compliant
  • Hot-plug capability
  • Support staggered spin-up, hot-plug and Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
  • Support port multiplier
  • Support ATA-8 microcode download for upgrading SATA disk drive firmware
  • Support SES microcode download for upgrading enclosure expander firmware

Operating Systems

  • Microsoft Windows
  • Red Hat, Centos, SUSE, Ubuntu
  • XenServer
  • FreeBSD ()
  • macOS
    • Driver will be available in Q4/2021

    Management Monitor

    ArcSAP Storage Manager

  • Graphical-based management utility

    • McSAS Utility

  • Command-line interface
  • API code support

    • McBIOS Configuration Utility

  • Legacy configuration utility
  • Flashable BIOS support

    • Monitors/Notification

  • Enclosure management for internal port via LED and SES3/SGPIO
  • Enclosure management for external port via SAS expander

    • Downloads

    Documents
    File Version Date
    ARC-1330 series Specification 1.0 2019/01/24
    ARC-1330 series User Manual 1.0 2018/04/18
    ARC-1330 series Quick Installation Guide 1.1 2019/11/15
    ArcSAP_HBA User Manual 1.0 2015/07/24
    SAS Host CLI User Manual 1.0 2011/11/05
    BIOS
    File Version Date
    ARC-1330 BIOS 2.0 2019/09/06

    NOTE:
    Update BIOS Utility

    ARC-1330 (for old Mac Pro) 2.0 2018/05/07

    NOTE:
    This BIOS is for ARC-1330 installed on the old mac pro that it has PCIe gen 2 slot to get better performance.
    Driver & Utility
    Driver Version Date
    Windows - Driver Windows 10 (32-bit) 6.0.0.16 2018/09/05

    This Storport driver is Windows 10 WHQL Certified.
    Windows - Driver Windows 10/Server 2019/2016 (64-bit) 6.0.0.16 2018/09/05

    This Storport driver is Windows 10 WHQL Certified.
    Windows - Driver Windows 8.1/8/Server 2012/7/2008 (32-bit) 6.0.0.16 2018/08/30
    Windows - Driver Windows 8.1/8/Server 2012/7/2008 (64-bit) 6.0.0.16 2018/08/30
    Windows - Driver Windows 10 (32-bit) 6.0.0.15 2017/12/07

    This Storport driver is Windows 10 WHQL Certified.
    Windows - Driver Windows 10/Server 2016 (64-bit) 6.0.0.15 2017/12/07

    This Storport driver is Windows 10 WHQL Certified.
    ArcSAP Version Date
    ArcSAP_Quick Manager arcsap_sas_win-20180316.zip 2018/03/16

    The ArcSAP quick manager is a graphical-based device management program specifically designed for using in managing and configuring Areca non-RAID SAS HBAs unit.
    CLI Version Date
    CLI V1.15.11 2018/09/06

    This installer is used to install Windows version CLI utility. It is used for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows to manage the SAS host adapters.
    Driver Version Date
    macOS 11.x ~ 10.15.x (Universal Driver for Apple M1 / Intel) arcsas-20210119-BigSur 2021/01/19

      Important notice for installing Areca driver on M1  

    This installer contains the following version:
    Driver - ArcSAS-V2.0.7-20201016 (for macOS 11.x ~ 10.15.x)
    CLI - V1.15.18-20200115

    macOS High Sierra 10.14 introduces a new security feature that requires user approval before installing driver software. Go to your Mac System Preferences > Security & Privacy panel to allow the system extension so your driver will work properly.

    For additional information on this update, please visit:
    http://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459

    macOS 10.14.x ~ 10.12.x arcsas-20210107-Mojave 2021/01/07

    This Mac OS X/macOS installer contains the following version:
    Driver - ArcSAS-V2.0.7-20201221 (for macOS 10.11.6~10.15)
    CLI - V1.15.18-20200115

    This driver version has supported CLI and API code.
    ArcSAP utility Version Date
    ArcSAP_Quick Manager macOS 10.12 or higher (Apple M1 and Intel) V2.0.4 2019/12/19

    The ArcSAP quick manager is a graphical-based device management program specifically designed for using in managing and configuring Areca non-RAID SAS HBAs unit.
    Driver - Distribution OS Version Date
    Debian 10.10.x 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Debian 10.9.x 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Debian 10.8.x 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Debian 10.7.x 2.0.0 2020/09/24
    Debian 10.6.x 2.0.0 2020/09/24
    Debian 10.5.x 2.0.0 2020/03/18
    Debian 10.4.x 2.0.0 2020/03/18
    Debian 10.3.x 2.0.0 2019/07/09
    Debian 10.2.x 2.0.0 2019/07/09
    Debian 10.1.x 2.0.0 2019/07/09
    Debian 10.0.x 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    Debian 9.13.x 2.0.0 2020/03/18
    Debian 9.12.x 2.0.0 2019/07/09
    Debian 9.11.x 2.0.0 2019/07/09
    Debian 9.9.0 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    Debian 9.8.x 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Debian 9.7.x 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Debian 9.6.x 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Debian 9.5.x 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Debian 9.4.x 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Debian 8.11.x 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Debian 8.x.0 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Debian 7.x.0 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    OpenMediaVault 6.0 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    OpenMediaVault 5.6.12 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    OpenMediaVault 5.5.11 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Fedora 34 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Fedora 33 2.0.0 2020/09/24
    Fedora 32 2.0.0 2020/03/18
    Fedora 31 2.0.0 2019/07/09
    Fedora 30 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    Fedora 29 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    Fedora 28 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Fedora 27 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Fedora 26 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Fedora 25 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Fedora 24 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Fedora 23 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Fedora 22 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Fedora 21 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Fedora 20 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Fedora 11 2.0.0 2019/07/09
    OpenSUSE 42.3 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    OpenSUSE 42.2 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    OpenSUSE 42.1 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    OpenSUSE 15.3 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    OpenSUSE 15.2 2.0.0 2020/03/18
    OpenSUSE 15.1 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    OpenSUSE 15.0 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    OpenSUSE 13.2 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    OpenSUSE 13.1 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    OpenSUSE 12.3 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    OpenSUSE 11.4 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    RHEL 8.4 2.0.1 2020/11/17

    This driver also supports CentOS 8.4.2105/Rocky Linux 8.4/AlmaLinux 8.4.
    RHEL 8.3 2.0.0 2020/09/24

    This driver also supports CentOS 8.3-2011.
    RHEL 8.2 2.0.0 2020/03/28

    This driver also supports CentOS 8.2-2004.
    RHEL 8.1 2.0.0 2019/07/09

    This driver also supports CentOS 8-1911.
    RHEL 8.0 2.0.0 2019/04/01

    This driver also supports CentOS 8-1905.
    RHEL 7.9 2.0.0 2020/09/24

    This driver also supports CentOS 7-2009/Scientific 7.9.
    RHEL 7.8 2.0.0 2020/03/18

    This driver also supports CentOS 7-2003/Scientific 7.8.
    RHEL 7.7 2.0.0 2019/07/09

    This driver also supports CentOS 7-1908/Scientific 7.7.
    RHEL 7.6 2.0.0 2019/02/14

    This driver also supports CentOS 7-1810/Scientific 7.6.
    RHEL 7.5 2.0.0 2019/02/14

    This driver also supports CentOS 7-1804/Scientific 7.5.
    RHEL 7.4 2.0.0 2019/02/14

    This driver also supports CentOS 7-1708/Scientific 7.4.
    RHEL 7.3 2.0.0 2019/02/14

    This driver also supports CentOS 7-1611/Scientific 7.3.
    RHEL 7.2 2.0.0 2019/02/14

    This driver also supports CentOS 7-1511/Scientific 7.2.
    RHEL 7.1 2.0.0 2019/02/14

    This driver also supports CentOS 7-1503/Scientific 7.1.
    RHEL 7.0 2.0.0 2019/02/14

    This driver also supports CentOS 7-1406/Scientific 7.0.
    RHEL 6.10 2.0.0 2019/02/14

    This driver also supports CentOS 6.10/Scientific 6.10.
    RHEL 6.9 2.0.0 2019/02/14

    This driver also supports CentOS 6.9/Scientific 6.9.
    RHEL 6.8 2.0.0 2019/02/14

    This driver also supports CentOS 6.8/Scientific 6.8.
    RHEL 6.7 2.0.0 2019/02/14

    This driver also supports CentOS 6.7/Scientific 6.7.
    RHEL 6.6 2.0.0 2019/02/14

    This driver also supports CentOS 6.6/Scientific 6.6.
    RHEL 6.5 2.0.0 2019/02/14

    This driver also supports CentOS 6.5/Scientific 6.5.
    RHEL 5.11 2.0.0 2019/02/14

    This driver also supports CentOS 5.11/Scientific 5.11.
    Oracle 8.4 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Oracle 8.3 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Oracle 8.2 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Oracle 8.1 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Oracle 8.0 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Oracle 7.9 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Oracle 7.8 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Oracle 7.7 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Oracle 7.6 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Oracle 7.5 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Oracle 7.4 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Oracle 6.10 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Oracle 6.9 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Suse-SLES 15 SP3 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Suse-SLES 15 SP2 2.0.0 2020/03/18
    Suse-SLES 15 SP1 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    Suse-SLES 15 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Suse-SLES 12 SP5 2.0.0 2019/07/09
    Suse-SLES 12 SP4 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Suse-SLES 12 SP3 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Suse-SLES 12 SP2 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Suse-SLES 12 SP1 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Suse-SLES 12 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Suse-SLES 11 SP4 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Suse-SLES 11 SP3 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Suse-SLES 11 SP2 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Suse-SLES 11 SP1 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Suse-SLES 11 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Suse-SLES 10 SP4 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Ubuntu 21.04 2.0.1 2021/11/17
    Ubuntu 20.10 2.0.0 2020/09/24
    Ubuntu 20.04.2 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Ubuntu 20.04.1 2.0.0 2020/03/18
    Ubuntu 20.04 2.0.0 2020/03/18
    Ubuntu 19.10 2.0.0 2019/07/09
    Ubuntu 19.04 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    Ubuntu 18.10 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Ubuntu 18.04.5 2.0.0 2020/03/18
    Ubuntu 18.04.4 2.0.0 2019/07/09
    Ubuntu 18.04.3 2.0.0 2019/07/09
    Ubuntu 18.04.2 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Ubuntu 18.04.1 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Ubuntu 18.04 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    Ubuntu 16.04.7 2.0.0 2020/03/18
    Ubuntu 16.04.6 2.0.0 2019/02/14
    Ubuntu 14.04.6 2.0.0 2019/02/14
    CLI Version Date
    CLI (i386) V1.14.7 2015/05/19

    This CLI utility is used for 32-bit Linux to manage the SAS host adapters.
    CLI (x86-64) V1.14.7 2015/05/19

    This CLI utility is used for 64-bit Linux to manage the SAS host adapters.
    unRAID - Driver Version Date
    unRAID 6.9.2 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    unRAID 6.9.1 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    unRAID 6.9.0 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    unRAID 6.8.3 2.0.0 2020/03/06
    unRAID 6.8.2 2.0.0 2019/07/09
    unRAID 6.8.1 2.0.0 2019/07/09
    unRAID 6.8.0 2.0.0 2019/07/09
    unRAID 6.7.2 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    unRAID 6.7.1 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    unRAID 6.7.0 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    unRAID 6.6.7 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    unRAID 6.6.6 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    unRAID 6.6.5 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    unRAID 6.6.4 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    unRAID 6.6.3 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    unRAID 6.6.2 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    unRAID 6.6.1 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    unRAID 6.6.0 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    unRAID 6.5.3 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    xenServer/Citrix Hypervisor - Driver Version Date
    Citrix Hypervisor 8.2.0 2.0.1 2020/11/17
    Citrix Hypervisor 8.1.0 2.0.0 2019/07/09
    Citrix Hypervisor 8.0.0 2.0.0 2019/04/01
    XenServer 7.6.0 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    XenServer 7.5.0 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    XenServer 7.4.0 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    XenServer 7.3.0 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    XenServer 7.2.0 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    XenServer 7.1.0 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    XenServer 6.5.0 2.0.0 2019/03/12
    API Code Version Date
    API Code Zip 2020/04/20