- PCIe 4.0 x8 host interface
- 12Gbps SAS/SATA host bus adapter, based on the Broadcom SAS3816 IOC design
- PCI low profile, half-length form factor
- 16x 12Gbps SAS/SATA ports for connectivity to 16x internal drives
- Non-RAID (JBOD mode) support for SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs
- Connectivity for up to 1024 external SAS or SATA drives
- Up to 12 Gbps throughput per port
- Four external x4 HD Mini-SAS connectors (SFF-8644)
- Support for external storage systems and tape backup units
- High performance architecture with very deep queue depth
- Advanced power management support
- Support for SSP, SMP, STP, and SATA protocols
- End-to-End CRC with Advanced Error Reporting
- Spread Spectrum Clocking for EMI reductions
- Supports 512e, 512n and 4K (when available) formatted drives
- Compliant with Disk Data Format (DDF) configuration on disk (CoD)
- S.M.A.R.T. support
The Lenovo ThinkSystem 440-16e SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA is a high performance PCIe 4.0 host bus adapters for external storage connectivity in ThinkSystem servers. The adapter provides four x4 external mini-SAS HD connectors with 16 lanes of 12 Gbps SAS.