StarTech.com PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps Mini-SAS (SFF-8087) RAID
Controller Card W/ HyperDuo SSD Tiering

Product Description

The PEXSAT34SFF PCI Express 2.0 SATA Controller Card enables 4 AHCI SATA III connections to be added to a computer through a single internal Mini-SAS (SFF-8087) port. The Mini-SAS connector with Port Multiplier support allows for multiple SATA drives (up to 7) to be connected using a single cable. When used with the Mini-SAS to 4x SATA breakout cable or Mini-SAS SFF-8087 backplane (accessories not included, SAS drives not supported), you have a complete internal 6 Gbps connectivity solution, all from a single card. Featuring Hyper Duo technology, the SATA card offers SSD auto-tiering which lets you balance the performance advantages of SSD storage with the cost-effectiveness & large capacity of standard hard drives. By combining SSD & HDD drives into a single volume (up to 3 SSD + 1 HDD), Hyper Duo discreetly works in the background to identify & move frequently accessed files to the faster SSD drive (s) for enhanced data throughput
- up to 80% of SSD performance! (The Hyper Duo automatic storage tiering feature is compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7 & 8 only). Compliant with SATA revision 3.0, this PCI Express SATA RAID card delivers up to 6 Gbps of data bandwidth; ideal for high performance hard drives & solid state drives (SSD). Plus, the controller card offers an effective hardware RAID solution, with native RAID (0, 1, 1+0) support.