Get Connected via the Multi-lane™ Expressway AMCC’s award winning Multi-lane design enables highly reliable & streamlined enterprise-class SATA storage solutions by greatly reducing the number of cables needed to connect controllers, backplanes, & standard SATA drives. The Multi-lane SATA cable/connection system is fast, secure, simple, & clutter free. It combines the RAID controller’s four SATA ports into a single locked connection. Four lanes of 3 Gb/s SATA traffic travel through just one cable from the RAID controller to the system backplane or to up to four hard drives with a breakout cable. Multi-lane Benefits Four lanes of high speed SATA traffic through a single cable Increased system reliability Reduced cable count Streamlined storage Locked connections enhanced airflow 1 meter Multi-lane internal forward breakout cable* (QTY 1) Works with these 3ware RAID controllers: 9650SE (-4LPML, -8LPML, -12ML, -16ML) 9590SE (all) 9550SX (-12ML, 16ML) Breakout cables have a Multi-lane connector on one end & 4 discrete connectors on the other end. Forward breakout cables have a Multi-lane connector on the controller end & 4 discrete connectors to the drives. Reverse breakout cables have 4 Discrete connectors on the controller end & a Multi-lane connector to the drives.