Add 1 internal m SATA slot & 3 internal SATA III (6 Gbps) ports to a computer through a PCI Express x 2 slot. The PEXMSATA343 3-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA Card with Hyper Duo adds an internal m SATA SSD (Solid State Drive) slot plus three internal SATA III ports to your computer through a PCIe x 2 slot, adding multiple 6 Gbps internal connections that enable you to improve the overall speed & storage capacity of your computer by connecting high-performance SSDs & hard drives. 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). 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, & a single drive to the remaining 2 ports & m SATA slot). Plus, the SATA controller card offers an effective hardware RAID solution, with native RAID (0, 1, 1+0) support. You can install a SSD directly to the card via a convenient metal latching clip to help relieve the internal space constraints often associated with multiple hard drive configurations. Plus the controller card also
Includes:: a low profile/half-height installation bracket for small form factor (SFF) systems.