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= Adaptec AACRaid series =
[[Image(adaptec_logo.gif)]]

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= 1. Vendor information =

Adaptec (http://www.adaptec.com) card are usually well supported on Linux.[[BR]]
Adaptec supports Linux and provide an '''opensource kernel driver''' which has been part of Linux for ages

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= 2. Linux kernel drivers =

There is only one drivers to handle all cards:
|| Driver || Supported cards ||
|| aacraid || All Adaptec AACRaid cards ||

You should not expect any problems with theses drivers which are known to be '''mature''' and '''stable'''.[[BR]]
We don't know any current Linux distrubtion which miss theses drivers so no additional step should be required to get it working.

Some ''lspci -nn'' output examples:
  * 02:01.0 RAID bus controller ![0104]: Adaptec AAC-RAID ![9005:0285] (rev 01)
  * 04:08.1 RAID bus controller ![0104]: Dell !PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3/Di [1028:000a] (rev 01)