Description

Serial ATA II (SATA II), the successor to SATA technology for data storage, is a point-to-point connection that delivers full throughput to each storage device by allowing multiple ports to be managed by a single controller. Adaptec SATA II technology delivers data transfer rates with 3 Gb/s while also supporting 1.5 Gb/s (SATA I). The Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 2820SA card is an eight-port controller that supports SATA or SATA II direct attached disk drives. It features the Adaptec AIC-8210 SATA RAID-on-Chip (ROC) ASIC and Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) with standard RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50, as well as optional Advanced Data Protection Suite. With the industry's most advanced feature set, the Adaptec 2820SA provides the highest level of data protection. Product Features: Eight ports support up to eight Serial ATA and Serial ATA II drives; PCI-X 64-bit/133 MHz host interface (3.3 volts only); Standard Features: RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, hot swap, hot spares, Online Capacity Expansion, RAID Level Migration, Optimized Disk Utilization; Optional Features: Striped Mirror (RAID 1E), Hot Space (RAID 5EE), Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 6, 60), Snapshot Backup, Copyback Hot Spare; Half-size PCI form factor; Optional battery backup module.

Primary Information Device Type  Storage controller (RAID)  Form Factor  plug-in card  Interface Type  PCI-X  Supported Device  Hard drive; Disk array (RAID)  Max Storage Devices Qty  8  Controller Interface Type  Serial ATA-300  Storage Controller / Channel Qty  8  Data Transfer Rate  3 Gbps  Features  8-ports  Dimensions&Miscellaneous Width  6.6 Inch  Height  3.1 Inch  Expansion Interfaces & Connections  8 standard SATA connectors  Software System Requirements / OS Required  Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP1, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8, Microsoft Windows Server Enterprise Edition, Novell NetWare 6.5, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4  Service&Support Service & Support Type  3 years warranty