Make the jump to Serial ATA performance with a four-port RAID card from StarTech.com. You get four RAID-ready internal Serial ATA ports for your high performance Serial ATA hard drives. Whether you need Striping (RAID 0), Mirroring (RAID 1), or both (RAID 0+1), this card has your need covered. The card also supports RAID 1+S (Mirrored-Sparing), which automatically replaces a failed hard drive and rebuilds the system if a booting hard drive fails.
The PCISATA4R1 comes with an interchangeable bracket, letting it fit in both Low Profile and standard configurations.
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Just works under Ubuntu Gutsy
Reviewed by Jim. Review Posted 12/09/2008
Much easier than I was expecting. I'm running Ubuntu server 7.10 on an ancient 32 bit Athlon, Abit mobo with no SATA support - this card was detected by the kernel at first boot and presented my new drive on /dev/sda. Ten minute job, no pain whatsoever - penguin fans take note.
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Reviewed by Jonathan. Review Posted 19/07/2008
I previously posted an incorrect review saying that the card did not work with Windows Server 2003. Well it does! (I think one of my PCI slots is broken). When working it is very simple to set up. A big bonus is that it does work with Windows Server 2003 as not many cheap four port cards say that they do.
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Forget the GUI
Reviewed by TheBeeKeeper. Review Posted 14/07/2008
With Windows XP first format the disks using Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Computer Management/Storage. I then found it best to forget the GUI application that comes on the CD and just set up the RAID 1 array using the DOS application accessed by pressing F4 during start-up. So much easier and quicker. To check it has worked, create the array, write a file to the new the combined drive and then re-boot and delete the array. When you re-boot again both drives should be visible with the same file on them. Delete the files (to be on the safe side) and then create the array again as before.
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- Product Description
- StarTech.com 4 Port PCI SATA RAID Controller Adapter Card - storage controller (RAID) - SATA-150 - PCI / 66 MHz
- Device Type
- Storage controller (RAID) - plug-in card
- Interface Type
- PCI / 66 MHz
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 12 cm x 12 cm
- Hard Drive
- None.
- Controller Interface Type
- Serial ATA-150
- Data Transfer Rate
- 150 MBps
- Supported Devices
- Hard drive, CD drive, DVD drive, disk array (RAID)
- Channel Qty
- 4
- RAID Level
- RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1
- System Requirements
- Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
- Manufacturer Warranty
- Limited lifetime warranty
Detail
General
- Device Type
- Storage controller (RAID) - plug-in card
- Interface Type
- PCI / 66 MHz
- Depth
- 12 cm
- Height
- 12 cm
Storage Controller
- Controller Interface Type
- Serial ATA-150
- Data Transfer Rate
- 150 MBps
- Supported Devices
- Hard drive, CD drive, DVD drive, disk array (RAID)
- Channel Qty
- 4
- RAID Level
- RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces
- 4 x storage - Serial ATA-150 - 7 pin Serial ATA ( internal )
- Compatible Slots
- 1 x PCI / 66 MHz
Hard Drive
- Type
- None.
Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards
- CE, CSA, UL, TUV, CB
Software / System Requirements
- OS Required
- Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support
- Limited lifetime warranty
- Service & Support Details
- Limited warranty - lifetime
