Instruction manual

Instruction Manual

Introduction

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 our 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 6Gbps connectivity solution, all

from a single card.

Featuring HyperDuo technology, the SATA card oers SSD auto-tiering which lets

you balance the performance advantages of SSD storage with the cost-eectiveness

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 les 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)

Compliant with SATA revision 3.0, this PCI Express SATA RAID card delivers up to 6Gbps

of data bandwidth; ideal for high performance hard drives and solid state drives (SSD).

Plus, the controller card oers an eective hardware RAID solution, with native RAID (0,

1, 1+0) support.

Packaging Contents

• 1x PCIe SATA Controller Card

• 1x Low Prole Bracket

• 1x Driver CD

• 1x Instruction Manual

System Requirements

• PCI Express enabled computer with an available PCI Express x2 slot

• Windows® XP (32/64-bit)/ Server 2003(32/64-bit)/ Vista (32/64-bit)/ 7 (32/64-bit)/

Server 2008 R2/ 8 (32/64-bit), or Apple® Mac OS® 10.6/ 10.7/ 10.8, or Linux®