Performance
| Chipset |
Marvell 88SE9230-NAA2 |
| Hot-swap |
Y |
| Hot-Plug support |
Y |
Other features
| Maximum storage capacity (incl. expansion enclosures) |
2 TB |
Ports & interfaces
| PCI Express slots version |
1.0 |
| Internal SATA ports quantity |
4 |
SATA 3 PCI-Express RAID 0/1. 4 HDD+SSD
The EX-3516 is a powerful SATA 3 RAID 0/1 controller to connect SATA 2 / 3 and SSD hard drives via the new PCI-Express Bus. It supports RAID 0 (stripping), RAID 1 (mirroring). The SATA 3 bus speed is up to 6.0Gb/s. SATA 3 is a highspeed serial link it replaces the parallel ATA standard. The EX-3516 supports 4 internal SATA 3 ports. It is the right choice to connect SATA 3 devices via PCIExpress.
- Support 1-lane 5Gbps PCI-Express Gen2 Bus.
- Supports RAID 0 (stripping/performance) and RAID 1 (mirroring/data security).
- Compatible to SATA / SATA 2/3 and SSD drives.
- Co-resides with Motherboard SATA devices.
- MSU Supports HyperDuo Modes: Safe and Capacity.
- ROM BIOS supports RAID Setup.
- Can also be used without RAID function for single HDD mode.
- Support hard drives up to 2TB.
- Bootable from the EX-3516.