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Four high speed Serial ATA interface ports, each supporting 1st generation &
2
nd
generation Serial ATA data rates 1.5Gbps/ 3Gbps.
Provides RAID 0 (Stripping) to greatly increase the performance of data
transfer by simultaneously writing data to 2 drives.
Provides RAID 1 (Mirroring) to protect the data from a disk failure by writing
identical data on 2 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.
Fully compliant with Serial ATA specifications.
Supports Spread Spectrum in receiver.
1.1.3. The Individual features for different HBA Models
1.1.3.1. Model A: Serial ATA II – 3Gbps RAID Internal 4 Ports
Supports Independent four Internal Ports
Special Shield and durable SATA connectors on each Internal Port
1.1.3.2. Model B: Serial ATA II – 3Gbps RAID External 4 Ports
Supports Independent four External Ports
Special SATA II connectors on External Port to support Mobile HDD, Mobile
CD-ROM, Mobile DVD and Mobile CD-RW
1.2. Package Contents
RAID SATA II – 3Gbps 4Ports PCI Host Adapter
This Users Manual
Driver CD
2. What Is RAID
RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks
RAID technology manages multiple disk drives to enhance I/O performance and provide
redundancy in order to withstand the failure of any individual member, without loss of