Based on the Silicon Image SiI-3132
chipset, this SATA II PCI Express card provides advanced SATA functionality
normally limited to server-class systems, including 3 Gb/s SATA data transfer
rates, Native Command Queuing and support for SiI-3726 Port Multipliers!
Use this card to connect up to two external eSATA hard drives to your
PCI Express equipped computer or through its support of port multipliers on the
eSATA port—the two ports can handle up to ten hard drives*! Used with high-performance drive enclosures like
this 5-Bay
SATA Port Multiplier Enclosure, this card can manage the data flow of up to five drives in one enclosure through a single cable. Using
high capacity 500GB drives, you can connect an astounding 5 Terabytes (5,000 Gigabytes!) of striped RAID storage!
Supports Serial ATA II Port Multiplier 1.0 Specifications revision 1.1 and
used with Port Multiplier Enclosure containing multiple SATA hard drives,
supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 10!
Features:
- PCI Express 1-lane (x1) SATA II adapter works in any available PCI Express slot
- Supports SATA data rates up to 3Gb/sec (300 MB/s)
- Features the latest eSATA (external SATA) connector for connecting external high speed, high capacity hard disk
drives
- eSATA connectors support connection to SiI-3726 Port Multiplier
- Supports SATA hard drives of any capacity
- Supports hard disk hot-plugging
- One Year Manufacturers Warranty
*Support for 10 drives requires the use of drive
enclosures employing port multipliers like this 5-Bay
SATA Port Multiplier Enclosure.
The SATA II eSATA PCIe Card package contains:
Specifications:
- Regulatory approval(s): FCC Class B (DoC) & CE
- Chipset: Silicon Image SiI-3132
- Bus type: PCI Express x1
- Port types: Two external eSATA ports
- Compliant with PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1.0a
- Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0a specification with support for full complement of SATA II optional features
- Installs in any available PCI Express slot and supports data transfer rates up to 3.0Gbps (300MBps)
- Supports 48-bit LBA for drives with capacity larger than 137GB
- Integrated Serial ATA Link and PHY logic
- Supports two independent Serial ATA channels
- Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Non-zero offsets NCQ, and Out-of-order data delivery NCQ and
Silicon Image SiI-3726 Port Multipliers
- Independent command fetch, scatter/gather, and command execution
- Supports hard disk hot-plugging
System Requirements:
- PCI Express-enabled system with an available PCI Express (PCIe) slot
- Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista
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