Ports & interfaces
| PCI Card form factor |
Full-height (low-profile) |
| PCI Express slots version |
2.0 |
| Internal SATA ports quantity |
4 |
| Host interface |
PCI Express |
System requirements
| Mac operating systems supported |
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite |
Performance
| Chipset |
Marvell - 88SE9230 |
| Logical block addressing (LBA) support |
48 bit |
| Maximum capacity |
4 TB |
| SSD support |
Y |
StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with HyperDuo SSD Tiering - PCIe SATA 3 Controller Adapter
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.
This PCIe SATA 6gbps card is backed by a 2-year StarTech.com warranty and free lifetime technical support.
<b>The StarTech.com Advantage</b>
- Leverage SSD performance and standard HDD capacity with HyperDuo technology
- Maximize system capability with SATA III connection speeds
- Fit any standard or low profile chassis with included brackets
