The host bus adapter 9300-8e by LSI (which is now owned by Broadcom) gives you the opportunity, to increase the number of connected hard drives. The manufacturer of the component for the brands LSI / Broadcom is Avago. The HBA has a PCIe x8 3.0 port as well as 2 external miniSAS Ports for up to 8 SATA or SAS drives. The controller is compatible with all known brands and most recent IT mode firmware is already installed. Native 4k drives are supported. Full and low profile brackets are included.