Yup. And they define Hybrid RAID support here:
http://www.adaptec.com/en-us/_common/hybrid-raid/
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The controller takes care of the rest by automatically creating a Hybrid RAID array whenever you use one or more SSDs and combine them with the same number of HDDs to create a RAID 1 or RAID 10 array.
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Looks like they want you to spend more to get the RAID-5 support (MaxCache controllers are pricey). And not just RAID-5 support, but caching support in general. This is in their knowledgebase:
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Question: Can any capacity of Solid State and hard disk drives be used to create a Hybrid RAID?
Answer: Yes. If the RAID array is built from different-sized drives, the drive segment size is the size of the smaller disk drive.
Example: A RAID 1 created with one 64GB SSD and one 1TB HDD will make a 64GB logical device. A RAID 10 created with two 128GB SSDs and two 1TB HDDs will make a 256GB logical device. Please note that for a Hybrid RAID10 an equal number of SSDs and HDDs has to used.
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