The MegaRAID SAS 9260DE-8i is a disk drive controller manufactured by LSI Logic. This driver fixes problems with drive not found, slow or unreliable data transfer, intermittent connection or hardware conflicts. This update - "4.04_Vmware_HWR_Driver_SAS.zip" - has an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on 8 reviews, and has been downloaded 82 times. The uploader reports that this update will work successfully on PCs running Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 194.1 KB.
MegaRAID SAS 9260DE-8i
Windows 7, Windows 7 (64 bit), Windows 2008, Windows 2008 (64 bit), Windows Vista, Windows Vista (64 bit), Windows 2003, Windows 2003 (64 bit), Windows XP, Windows XP (64 bit), Windows 2000, Windows NT4, Windows NT3.51, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.1, Mac OSX, Linux
4.04 (31-Aug-2009)
The eight-port MegaRAID SAS 9260DE-8i provides a new level of performance and data protection for internal storage systems using up to 32 SATA or SAS hard drives or solid state drives. With data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the MegaRAID SAS 9260DE-8i brings users new features and improved performance while continuing to support all the features of the previous 3Gb/s SATA plus SAS generation. Using LSI SafeStore encryption services, including instant secure erase and local key management, this controller provides additional security against any unauthorized access or modification of a drives data, resulting from theft, loss, or repurposing of drives.
x8 PCI Express 2.0 host interface
VMWare 4.x
(MegaRAID Release 4.1.1)
MegaRAID SATA/SAS Driver File
Sathishkumar (DG Staff Member) on 26-Oct-2009
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
Name | Size | Date |
---|---|---|
4.04_Vmware_HWR_Driver_SAS.txt | 786 bytes | 31 Aug 2009 |
component-vm404.zip | 193.5 KB | 5 Mar 2009 |
component-vm404.zip/megaraid_sas.iso | 450.6 KB | 4 Mar 2009 |
component-vm404.zip/megaraid_sas.o | 72.8 KB | 4 Mar 2009 |
component-vm404.zip/storelibtest | 326.1 KB | 3 Mar 2009 |
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Select the Driver tab.
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