Host Adapter Architecture
Hardware RAID IOP (400MHz)
PCI -Express x1 (x4, x8 and x16 slot compatible)
128 MB of DDR II memory
Write through and write back cache
2 external eSATA II channels at 3Gb/s per port
Support up to 2 SATA Hard Drives, 10 with port multiple (PM) support
BIOS booting support
BIOS PnP and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support
RoHS compliant
Advance RAID Features:
Support RAID 0, 1 and JBOD
Multiple Logical Drive Support
Online array roaming
Online capacity expansion (OCE) and Online RAID level migration (ORLM)
Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID configuration
Automatic drive insertion / removal detection and rebuild
64bit LBA support greater than 2TB per volume
S.M.A.R.T monitoring hard drive status for reliability
VSS (Variable Sector Size) for over 2TB single volume in 32bit LBA OS
MAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks)
Array Monitors, Alerts and Indicators
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Active/Failed LED
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SMTP for email notification
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SAF-TE (I2C) enclosure management
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Ethernet board for OBM (Out of Band Management)
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Alarm/ Buzzer alerts for array activity
RAID Management
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TerabyteGuard?for Reliability
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Firmware update in the Operating System
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Hot key (ctrl-h) boot-up RAID manager via BIOS
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API library for customizing AP
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Command Line Interface (CLI)
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Web browser-base RAID management software
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Disk scrubbing to prevent degraded RAID arrays
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Bad sector repair and remapping to reduce dropped drives
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ATA pass-through mode support
Operating System Support
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Windows (2000, XP, x64, Vista (32 and 64 Bit)
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Linux
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Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard)
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FreeBSD
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GPL Licensed Linux Open Source Driver into Kernel 2.6.25
Limited Warranty
Manufacturer Link:
http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA/rr3122.htm