Startech Hard Drive PCI Express RAID Controller Card

PEXSAT34RH PCI Express SATA Controller Card

The PEXSAT34RH 4-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA Controller Card with HyperDuo adds 4 AHCI SATA III ports to a computer through a PCIe slot (x2), delivering multiple internal 6Gbps connections for high-performance hard drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs).Featuring HyperDuo technology, the SATA card offers SSD auto-tiering which lets you balance the performance advantages of SSD storage with the cost-effectiveness and large capacity of standard hard drives. By combining SSD and HDD drives into a single volume (up to 3 SSD + 1 HDD), HyperDuo discreetly works in the background to identify and move frequently accessed files to the faster SSD drive(s) for improved data throughput - up to 80% of SSD performance! (Note: The HyperDuo automatic storage tiering feature is compatible with computers that use a BIOS.)The PCIe SATA controller card supports Port Multiplier (PM), enabling multiple SATA drives to be connected to one port over a single cable, for a total of 7 drives (Up to 4 drives through PM on one port, and a single drive to the remaining 3 ports). Plus, the SATA controller card offers an effective hardware RAID solution, with native RAID (0, 1, 1+0) support. Drives Used:SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 Series 2.5 120 GB (VTX3-25SAT3-120G)HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green 3.5 2 TB (WD20EARS) Software Used:IO Meter, 256KB Sequential Read, queue depth = 10 This PCIe SATA 6gbps card is backed by a 2-year StarTech.com warranty and free lifetime technical support.

Features & Benefits

Supports HyperDuo SSD auto-tiering 4 AHCI SATA III (6Gbps) ports through PCI Express x2 Fully compliant with SATA 3.0 specifications and backward compatible with SATA I/II (1.5/3.0Gbps) drives Supports hardware RAID 0, 1, and 1+0 modes configured through BIOS Compliant with PCI Express 2.0 standards Port Multiplier FIS-based and Command-based switching supported Natively supported single chipset design Simple HyperDuo configuration via card-BIOS level or intuitive GUI console (Windows® only) Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and ATA/ATAPI commands Includes Low Profile/Half-Height installation bracket Supports HDDs/SSDs/Optical/Blu-Ray drives LED headers for HDD activity LED indicators Leverage SSD performance and standard HDD capacity with HyperDuo technology Maximise system capability with SATA III connection speeds Fit any standard or low profile chassis with included brackets

Applications

Use SSD tiering to optimize your system for I/O intensive such as Office Suites, Photo/Video Editing and Media Players Upgrade an older PCIe-based system to SATA 6Gbps capability, to better utilize faster SATA drives Add more internal SATA ports to a computer system, to connect additional storage drives and/or optical drives Provide optimized off-site back-ups/vaulting, through built-in RAID 1 capability Perfect for multi-drive internal RAID storage solutions

Whats in the package?

PCIe SATA Controller Card Low Profile Bracket Driver CD Instruction Manual