---
name: "hpt27xx"
section: "4"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hpt27xx"
---

# hpt27xx(4)

HighPoint RocketRAID 27xx SAS 6Gb/s HBA card driver

## NAME

**hpt27xx** – HighPoint RocketRAID 27xx SAS 6Gb/s HBA card driver

## SYNOPSIS

To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel configuration file:

**device hpt27xx**

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in [loader.conf(5)](/loader.conf/5.md):

```
hpt27xx_load="YES"
```

## DESCRIPTION

The **hpt27xx** driver provides support for HighPoint's RocketRAID 27xx based RAID controller.

These devices support SAS disk drives and provide RAID0 (striping), RAID1 (mirroring), and RAID5 functionality.

## HARDWARE

The **hpt27xx** driver supports the following SAS controllers:

- HighPoint's RocketRAID 271x series

- HighPoint's RocketRAID 272x series

- HighPoint's RocketRAID 274x series

- HighPoint's RocketRAID 276x series

- HighPoint's RocketRAID 278x series

## NOTES

The **hpt27xx** driver only works on the i386 and amd64 platforms as it requires a binary blob object from the manufacturer which they only supply for these platforms. The **hpt27xx** driver does *not* work on i386 with [pae(4)](/pae/4.md) enabled.

## SEE ALSO

[kld(4)](/kld/4.md), [kldload(8)](/kldload/8.md), [loader(8)](/loader/8.md)

## HISTORY

The **hpt27xx** device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 10.0.

## AUTHORS

The **hpt27xx** device driver was written by HighPoint Technologies, Inc.. This manual page was written by Xin LI ⟨*delphij@FreeBSD.org*⟩ for iXsystems, Inc.