The PEXMSATA343 3-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA card with HyperDuo adds an internal mSATA SSD (Solid State Drive) slot plus three internal SATA III ports to your computer through a PCIe x2 slot, adding multiple 6 Gbps internal connections that enable you to improve the overall speed and storage capacity of your computer by connecting high-performance SSDs and hard drives.
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 Windows® XP, Vista, 7 and 8 only).
The PCIe SATA controller card offers Port Multiplier (PM) support, so multiple SATA drives can be connected 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 2 ports and mSATA slot). Plus, the SATA controller card offers an effective hardware RAID solution, with native RAID (0, 1, 1+0) support.
- Supports HyperDuo SSD auto-tiering
- 1 mSATA SSD slot and 3 AHCI SATA III (6Gbps) ports through PCI Express x2
- Supports hardware RAID 0, 1, and 1+0 modes configured through BIOS
- Fully compliant with SATA 3.0 specifications and backward compatible with SATA I/II (1.5/3.0Gbps) drives
- Port Multiplier FIS-based and Command-based switching supported
- Compliant with PCI Express 2.0 standards
- Simple HyperDuo configuration via card-BIOS level or intuitive GUI console (Windows® only)
- Supports TRIM command with compatible SSD and Operating System
- Supports native command queuing (NCQ) and ATA/ATAPI commands
- On-board durable, metal latching mSATA clip for SSDs - no screws required
- Includes low profile/half-height installation bracket
- Supports HDDs/SSDs/Optical/Blu-Ray drives
- Applications
- Use SSD tiering to optimize your system for I/O intensive applications such as office suites, photo/video editing and media players
- Upgrade an older PCIe-based system to SATA 6Gbps capability, to better utilize faster SATA drives
- Add more internal SATA ports to your computer, for connecting additional storage drives and/or optical drives
- Provide optimized off-site back-ups/vaulting, through built-in RAID 1 capability
- Perfect for multi-drive internal RAID storage solutions
- Install an internal SSD directly to the card for a simple and discreet solution for improving overall computer system performance
Package Includes
1 - PCIe SATA Controller Card
1 - Low Profile Bracket
1 - Driver CD
1 - Instruction Manual
