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The 4 port eSATA RAID 5 / JBOD PCI Controller provides high speed SATA in a PCI controller supporting RAID5 and JBOD, allowing desktop configurations with only PCI slots to have the newest RAID features through using 4 eSATA ports. This RAID5/JBOD controller supports configurations of RAID 1, RAID 0, RAID 1+0, RAID 1 + S, RAID5 and JBOD. JBOD combines individual drives into one large volume to show as one drive letter.

External SATA (eSATA) connector also provides more secured cable connection, improved durability, increased EMI protection and up to 2 meters cable length. (For more detail on this new SATA external connector, please review the following white paper posted on SATA-IO.org)

With the Addonics optional Disk Array 4SA or 3SA system, you can add high performance storage system rivaling the traditional SCSI storage at less than half of the cost.

For more information on Serial ATA, please visit our tutorial page.

Click here for the 4 port eSATA non RAID5/JBOD PCI Controller.

Product Features

• SATA 1.0 compliant
• Support data transfer of 1.5Gbits/sec (150MB/sec)
• Fits standard Desktop case
• PCI compatible
• 4 eSATA ports
• Work with any Serial ATA drive
• Support large hard drives of 137 GB or greater
• RAID5/JBOD controller configuration possibilities
• RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 1+0, RAID 1+ S, RAID5
  • JBOD - combines individual drive into one large volume to show as one drive letter
• Silicon Image chip set SiI 3114
• Hot swap - device can be removed and added without system shut down or restart
• Simple plug and play
• Compatible with Windows 2000, XP, Vista
• List of Linux Distributions compatible with Addonics SATA Host Controllers

Model and Pricing

Click the following link for a complete listing of SATA cables and brackets.

Since the eSATA connector on this adapter is new to the market, connecting cable with this new connector may not be readily available. Addonics offers a complete cabling solution for External SATA applications. All Addonics external SATA cables are constructed with metal clips on the connectors for reliable repetitive insertion and tighter connection needed for external application. These cables are also heavily shield and wired to increase EMI protection and ensure SATA signal integrity in external application over a 2 meter distance.

Option 1: External SATA (eSATA) - SATA converter cable (model AASA2SAP15C, 15 cm.) plus External SATA data cable (model AASAEDC3F, 100 cm.)

The 15 cm. cable (AASA2SAP15C) converts the new eSATA connector back to standard SATA External connector plug. Together with the standard 100 cm. External SATA cable (AASAEDC3F), SATA storage device can then be connected to this controller. This combination gives the flexibility of connecting any external SATA device , to this eSATA controller or *PVR/Set Top Box to the standard SATA ports that are commonly found in most of today's SATA equipped systems.

Option 2: eSATA - SATA cable (AASA2SA100C, 100 cm.)

One end of this cable has the new eSATA connector for connecting to this eSATA controller, *PVR or Set Top Box. The opposite end has the the current standard SATA connector for connecting to SATA hard drive or other Addonics external SATA storage devices.

*At the present time, some PVRs (a few models from TiVo) and Set Top Boxes are equipped with this new eSATA connector.

Optional cables

Model	Description and Package Content (All external SATA cables are constructed with extra cable shielding to reduce EMI and improved signal integrity over 2 meter distance. Connector shell is constructed with metal clip for tighter connection and durability in external application. )	Click shopping cart to check price and order online
AASA2SAP15C	eSATA2 - SATA converter cable, 15cm (convert eSATA port to standard standard SATA port)	$9
AASAEDC3F	External SATA data cable - 100 cm (standard female SATA connector on both ends)	$9
AASA2SA100C	eSATA - SATA cable, 100 cm (connect storage device with standard SATA port to controllers with eSATA port)	$12.99
AAESATA100C	eSATA - eSATA cable, 100 cm (eSATA ports on both ends of cables)	$9
AAESATA200C	eSATA - eSATA cable, 200 cm (eSATA ports on both ends of cables)	$13.99

Specifications

PCI

• Up to 1.5 G/sec data transfer
• 32 bit, 33/66MHz fully compliant PCI host interface
• Integrated PCI DMA engines
• Compliant with PCI Specification, revision 2.2
• Fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0a Specifications
• Supports ATAPI commands
• Independent 256-byte FIFOs (32 bit * 64 deep) per Serial ATA channel for host reads and writes
• Upgradable firmware
• Hot-plug capability
• Supports Spread Spectrum in receiver
• Supports four independent Serial ATA channels
• Four Pin header on board for LED connection
• Shielded SATA Connectors
• Temperature: Operating 0 to 70 degree C.
• Storage: -25 to 90 degree C.
• Humidity: Operating 20% to 80%
• Non Operating 15% to 90%
• Built-in firmware RAID support for RAID 0, 1, 10 or 1+S, RAID 5, JBOD
• RAID 0+1 (Mirrored-Stripping) combine both Striping and Mirroring technologies to provide both the performance enhancements that come from Striping and the data availability and integrity that comes from Mirroring
• RAID 1+S (Mirrored-sparing) can automatically replace the failed drive and rebuild the system when booting HDD is failed
• Compatible with Windows 2000, XP, Vista
• Dimension (W x D x H) - 165 mm x 19 mm x 64 mm.
• 1 year warranty

System Requirement

• PC/AT or Compatible System
• One free PCI slot
• Pentium or greater
• Minimum 32 MB RAM
• 10 MB minimum free hard disk space
• One of the following operating systems: Windows 2000, XP, Vista