PCI-X SATAII Host Card

4 eSATA External Ports

RAID and Port Multiplier capable!

Supports up to 20 External Hard Drives

Windows 7, XP, 2000, 2003 server, Vista and Linux

 

- PCI-X Mac G5 running 10.4 or 10.5

  This Port Multiplier capable host card is an excellent benefit to your computer's storage performance resulting in enormous scaleability. This card mounts up to 4 drives directly or up to 20 drives when attached to enclosures with Port Multipliers such as the Burly Port Multiplier Enclosures available here in 4, 5 and 8 Bay versions as well as Rack Mount. This card fully supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD and works with any SATA hardrive. Can be connected via a PCI-X bus running at 100 or 133 mhz and will also function in a PCI slot at the slower bus speed. Not recommended in Mac G4s.

   Capable of mounting the drives each independently or in any combination of software RAID. You can even create huge and incredibly fast arrays across multiple port multiplier systems for never before seen speeds and certainly never before seen capacities on a direct connected host card. Very versatile with great performance combined with the cost benefit of being able to attach less expensive smaller capacity drives in greater numbers for a huge per GB savings. The throughput from drives attached to these cards is exceptional giving full 300 MB/sec access to each of the four SATAII specification eSATA ports.

Compatible with:

• Windows7, XP, 95, NT, 98SE, ME, 2000, 2003 Server, DOS and Vista
• Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5 in PCI-X G5s
• Linux 32 and 64 bit versions

Port Multiplication:

  Please check out our Guide to Port Multipliers for a better description of how this super technology works.

Features and Compatibility

• Supports Windows NT, 2000, 2003, XP and 7. Linux and Mac drivers available (**see note below).
• Each port can support single direct connected drive or Port Multiplier with up to 5 drives
• SATAII bus compliance -- 300 MB/sec burst transfers! Auto switch 150/300 MB/sec auto negotiation
• PCI-X 100 and 133 MHz, PCI 33 MHz
• Supports full Hotswap capability
• Silicon Image chipset
• RAID 5 Capable with the Windows Platform
• 4 External eSATA Ports
• 48 Bit LBA support - any drive capacity is supported
• Spread Spectrum Clocking compatibility with all SATA drives
• Firmware is upgradable via future updates
• FIS-based Port Multiplier capable
• 1 Year Warranty

  **Note: Mac users must download and install the driver for this card - CLICK HERE - to download.

This link is for the Silicon Image 3124 Mac OSX Universal Driver version 2.0.3 and is the correct driver for all Macs running in 10.4.x and 10.5.x.

*Do not under any circumstances install the SIliconImage RAID5 driver on a Mac. The RAID5 driver is not stable and will not work correctly.*