Broadcom MegaRAID 9524-8i Tri-Mode M.2 RAID Controller PCIe 4.0 8-Port - 05-50170-00

• Fits standard M.2 2280 slots using a x4 PCIe Gen 4.0 host interface.
• Tri-Mode SerDes technology supports NVMe, SAS, and SATA drives through a single connection.
• Features 8 internal ports via a single x8 SFF-8654 SlimSAS physical connector.
• Supports hardware RAID levels 0, 00, 1, 10, and JBOD mode for flexible data protection.
• Connects up to 16 SAS/SATA drives or up to 2 NVMe drives.
• Hardware Secure Boot establishes a Root of Trust to ensure only authenticated firmware runs.

This M.2 form factor storage adapter is designed to fit directly into motherboard M.2 slots, allowing system builders and IT professionals to connect high-performance drives without occupying standard PCIe expansion slots. By using on-chip memory for RAID operations, it avoids claiming host system memory and eliminates the need for Reserved Memory Region Reporting, ensuring compatibility with secure modern system architectures.

The Broadcom MegaRAID 9524-8i features Tri-Mode SerDes technology, which automatically negotiates speeds and protocols to seamlessly run NVMe, SAS, or SATA devices. It supports up to 16 SAS/SATA or two NVMe drives, delivering transfer rates of up to 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA, and 16GT/s PCIe Gen 4.0.

This controller is compatible with a wide range of operating systems, including Windows, VMware vSphere, and various Linux distributions. System administrators can easily manage storage configurations using LSI Storage Authority, StorCLI, or UEFI Human Interface Infrastructure.