MRI-eSATA-II-e1/1R5

PCIe x1 1 internal, 1 external port eSATA II RAID 0, 1, 5 and JBOD controller

This SATA/eSATA host adapter, converts x1 PCI express to 2-port Serial ATA (SATA) II RAID and boasts server-class features right into your desktop.

The MRI-eSATA-II-e1/1R5 is based on Sil3132 chipset and supports x1 2.5Gbps PCI express bus and the SATA II transfer rate of 3.0Gbps (300 MB/s). It has its own onboard chip to supply full Hardware based RAID 0+1 as well as software provided for RAID 5 & JBOD configurations. It can host external devices due to its Native Command Queuing, enclosure management device support, and selectable output strengths for backplanes with hot-plug support as well as similar internal configurations.

It also supports the SATA port multiplier specification (SiI3726) and FIS-based switching, which enables the execution of commands and transfer of data to multiple drives concurrently for unequalled data throughput over a single SATA link. In addition, it has built in ATAPI commands applicable to optical drives such as Blu-ray and HD-DVD.

Features

• Supports RAID 5 (parity) for the most reliable performance!
• Supports JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) for expanded customisability!
• Hot-plug capability
• Supports Non-zero offsets NCQ
• Supports Legacy Command Queuing (LCQ)
• Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
• 48 bits LBA can Break Capacity-Limit to Support HDD larger than 137GB
• Supports Out of order data delivery NCQ Supports SATA II transfer rate of 3.0Gbps
• Independent command fetch, scatter/gather, and command execution
• Supports FIS-based switching with Port Multiplier
• 31 Commands and Scatter/Gather Tables per Port
• Provides RAID 1 (Mirroring) to protect the data from a disk failure by writing identical data on 2 drives
• Provides RAID 0 (Stripping) to greatly increase the performance of data transfer by simultaneously writing data to multiple drives
• RAID 0+1 (Mirrored-Stripping) combine both Striping and Mirroring technologies to provide both the performance enhancements that come from Striping and the data availability and integrity that comes from Mirroring
• Supports bootable drive
• Low Profile PCI form factor
• Supports 2.5Gbps PCIe x1
• Supports two independent Serial ATA channels
• Two Pin headers on board for LED connection

Specifications

• FCC Class B (DoC) Regulatory approval
• Silicon Image Chipset
• Supports specific BIOS and driver for RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring), RAID level 10 (Striping and Mirroring) functions and Just a Bunch Of Disks
• Supports software based RAID level 5 (Parity)
• Supports various makes of large capacity Serial ATA (II) hard disks and backward compatible
• Requires Windows 2000 or later
• Low Profile PCI form factor bracket available
• Independent Link, Transport, data FIFO, command fetch, scatter/gather, and command execution
• 31 Commands and Scatter/Gather Tables per Port
• RoHS Compliant
• Supports 64bit / 32bit Windows Vista