The MegaRAID 9500 series is the industry's first family of PCIe Gen 4.0 RAID adapters to offer PCIe Gen 4.0 host and storage interfaces. Based on the SAS3808 PCIe 4.0 x8 IO controller (IOC) device, the MegaRAID 9540-8i adapter offers twice the performance of previous generations.

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) deploying entry-level server platforms and workstations need affordable, reliable storage solutions. The MegaRAID 9540-8i Tri-Mode Storage Adapter is a PCIe Gen 4.0 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA/PCIe (NVMe) controller card that delivers proven performance and RAID data protection for a variety of critical applications to meet these needs.

The adapters' Tri-Mode SerDes technology matches speeds and protocols to seamlessly enable NVMe, SAS or SATA devices in a single drive bay, maximizing performance and flexibility from any drive protocol.

- Up to 63 SAS/SATA devices and 4 NVMe devices can be connected
- Protection and performance of critical applications balanced with RAID 0, 00, 1, 10
- Support critical, high-bandwidth applications with PCIe 4.0 connection
- Advanced security with hardware secure boot