StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with HyperDuo SSD Tiering - TAA
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Overview
- HIGH-PERFORMANCE: Add four SATA III 6Gbps ports to your desktop computer or server using a PCIe x1 slot to connect SATA drives (HDD/SSD); 4-Port SATA PCIe card features 4x SATA connections for connecting drives using SATA cables (sold separately)
- MARVELL RAID CONTROLLER: JBOD or Hardware RAID 0, 1, and 1+0 modes can be configured through BIOS - HyperDuo feature allocates frequently accessed files to faster SSD drive - Supports Port Multiplier, Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and ATA/ATAPI commands
- COMPATIBILITY: Supports PCIe 2.0, SATA III & AHCI specs and backwards compatible w/ earlier versions - Supports Windows, Mac, and Linux and is also compatible with Optical/Blu-Ray drives - NOTE: HyperDuo configuration supported in Windows only
- EASY INSTALL: Expansion card includes full and low-profile brackets for PCIe slot compatibility - Marvell Storage Utility software included for card configuration and drive management
- THE IT PRO'S CHOICE: IT professionals choice for over 30 years; This SATA PCIe adapter controller card converter is backed for 2 years, including free 24/5 North America based multi-lingual assistance
Add 4 Internal SATA III (6Gbps) ports to a computer through a PCI Express x2 slot
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.
Specifications
Ports & interfaces
| Supported storage drive interfaces | Serial ATA, Serial ATA III |
|---|---|
| Host interface | PCI Express |
| PCI Express slots version | 2.0 |
| Internal SATA ports quantity | 4 |
Performance
| RAID levels | 0, 1, 10, JBOD |
|---|---|
| Data transfer rate | 6 Gbit/s |
| SSD support | Yes |
| Chipset | Marvell - 88SE9230 |
| Logical block addressing (LBA) support | 48 bit |
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Technical details
| Compliance certificates | CE, RoHS |
|---|---|
| Sustainability compliance | Yes |
System requirements
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64 |
|---|---|
| Mac compatibility | Yes |
| Mac operating systems supported | Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks |
| Linux operating systems supported | Yes |
| Server operating systems supported | Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 |
Operational conditions
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 5 - 50 °C |
|---|---|
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -25 - 70 °C |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 20 - 80% |
Weight & dimensions
| Width | 120 mm |
|---|---|
| Depth | 70 mm |
| Height | 20 mm |
| Weight | 49 g |
| Package width | 144 mm |
| Package depth | 174 mm |
| Package height | 30 mm |
| Package weight | 141 g |
Other features
| Manual | Yes |
|---|---|
| Drivers included | Yes |
| PCI Card form factor | Full-height (low-profile) |
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Returns
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- Faulty or damaged on arrival? Contact us within 48 hours of delivery.
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