eSata / Sata / IDE PCI RAID Controller Card VIA VT6421A Chip Set
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Brand: TenextEdition: Electronics
Model: vt6421a-red
Product features:
- 1 eSata ports + 2 Sata Port + 1 IDE Port, PCI Interface. Not bootable.
- SATA port trans speed can up to 1.5G (150Mbps). Supports Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP, Vista
- eSata port and left upper SATA port is shared, control by onboard jumper (Instruction is on CD).
- Complies with Serial ATA specification Revision 1.0, not for SATA Version 2.
- Ultra ATA-133 IDE interface Extension to Ultra DMA-133 interface for up to 133MB/s transfer rate.
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Customer Review: Inexpensive, and it delivers
Summary: 5 Stars
There are a lot of negative reviews about this product out there, and yes, most of their gripes are valid. This card won't support 300G transfers, and it won't be detected before booting the OS, so you can't use it for a system drive. But it does everything it promises: supplies you with a SATA RAID controller, and even an extra IDE bus.
The long and the short of it is - a hard drive can barely keep up with the 150G transfer rate of the protocol version this uses, so unless you're using solid state storage, that gripe doesn't count. If you just want to add more storage to your existing computer, or just want to add SATA to a non-SATA computer, this works like a charm. Setup was easy, it worked right out of the box. I highly recommend it.
Some background on me - I have two electrical engineering degrees, and have worked in IT off and for the last 20 years. In my opinion, this is a good product for the money.
Description of eSata / Sata / IDE PCI RAID Controller Card VIA VT6421A Chip Set
2 identical sata port can support Level 0, RAID Level 1. In Bulk pack, no retail box. VIA VT6421 Chipset. Compatibility: Works for Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP, VistaDigital Cameras and Photo Categories
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