Performance
| Data transfer rate (max) |
6 Gbit/s |
| Chipset |
Marvell 88SE9480 |
| Hot-Plug support |
Y |
Ports & interfaces
| SATA revision |
3.0 |
| External mini-SAS ports |
2 |
| Host interface |
PCIe |
| Internal |
Y |
Additionally
| Native command queuing (NCQ) |
Y |
External 8-Port SATA/SAS PCIe controller
This latest PCIe controller supports connecting up to eight SAS or SATA devices via two external mini SAS (SFF-8088) connectors. Each SATA connection supports throughput up to 6Gbps when installed into PCI-Express 2.0 slots with 8 or more lanes. The small form factor of this controller allows it to fit into both standard height and low profile slots in many Desktop, small form factor system, rack mount system and various computing equipment. This controller is ideal for connecting storage system with mini SAS (SFF-8088) connector or multilane (SFF- 8487) connector
- Eight external SATA/SAS ports via two external mini SAS connectors (SFF-8088)
- Supports 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps & 1.5 Gbps SAS or SATA hard drive
- PCI-Express 8 lane compatible (also fits into PCI-Express 16 Lane or the graphic card slot)
- Up to 600 MBytes/sec (6 Gbps) per port
- Fits standard height Desktop case, low profile PC, rack mount system and various computing equipment
- Includes low profile PCI bracket
- Heat Sink for efficiently cooling of the onboard processor
- Comptaible with the following Addonics Port Multiplier AD5HPMSXA, AD5HPMRXA-E and AD5HPMREU for individual drive setting
- Non-RAID, drives appears as independent drives to the system
- Hot swap support - drive can be removed and added without system shut down or restart*
- Simple plug and play
- Completely with drivers for 64bit / 32bit Windows 7, Windows 8, Vista, XP, 2000 and above
