Dell HBA330 Controller Low Profile

This Dell HBA330 low-profile controller is a PCIe SAS/SATA host bus adapter used in Dell PowerEdge storage configurations, including R440 and R640 systems that use a non-RAID internal HBA. It connects the server’s storage backplane to the host through the PCIe controller and SAS cabling, presenting supported SAS or SATA drives directly to the operating system or software-defined storage layer instead of creating hardware RAID arrays. Compatibility depends on low-profile PCIe slot availability, the installed backplane, SAS cable set, drive interface, chassis storage layout, and Dell-supported controller options for the server model.