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4 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with HyperDuo SSD Tiering

StarTech ID: PEXSAT34RH

The PEXSAT34RH 4-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA Controller Card with HyperDuo adds 4 AHCI SATA III ports to a

computer through a PCIe slot (x2), delivering multiple internal 6Gbps connections for high-performance hard drives

and Solid State Drives (SSDs).

Featuring HyperDuo technology, the SATA card offers SSD auto-tiering which lets you balance the performance

advantages of SSD storage with the cost-effectiveness 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 files 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)

The PCIe SATA controller card supports Port Multiplier (PM), enabling multiple SATA drives to be connected to one

port over a single cable, for a total of 7 drives (Up to 4 drives through PM on one port, and a single drive to the

remaining 3 ports). Plus, the SATA controller card offers an effective hardware RAID solution, with native RAID (0, 1,

1+0) support.

Throughput Benchmark

Drive configuration Throughput Drive size

1 x HDD 112.81 MB/s 2 TB

1 x SSD 490.28 MB/S 120 GB

1 x HDD + 1 x SSD HyperDuo (Safe Mode) 489.28 MB/s 2 TB

1 x HDD + 2 x SSD HyperDuo (Safe Mode) 715.13 MB/s 2 TB

Drives Used:

SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 Series 2.5” 120 GB (VTX3-25SAT3-120G)

HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green 3.5” 2 TB (WD20EARS)

Software Used:

IO Meter, 256KB Sequential Read, queue depth = 10

This PCIe SATA 6gbps card is backed by a 2-year StarTech.com warranty and free lifetime technical support.

Summary of content (4 pages)

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4 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with HyperDuo SSD Tiering StarTech ID: PEXSAT34RH The PEXSAT34RH 4-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA Controller Card with HyperDuo adds 4 AHCI SATA III ports to a computer through a PCIe slot (x2), delivering multiple internal 6Gbps connections for high-performance hard drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs).
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Applications Use SSD tiering to optimize your system for I/O intensive applications such as Office Suites, Photo/Video Editing and Media Players Upgrade an older PCIe-based system to SATA 6Gbps capability, to better utilize faster SATA drives Add more internal SATA ports to a computer system, to connect additional storage drives and/or optical drives Provide optimized off-site back-ups/vaulting, through built-in RAID 1 capability Perfect for multi-drive internal RAID storage solutions Features Supports Hy
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Technical Specifications Warranty Bus Type Card Type Chipset ID Industry Standards Industry Standards Interface Port Style Ports Connector Type(s) Internal Ports Supported RAID Modes Supported RAID Modes Supported RAID Modes Supported RAID Modes LBA support Max Drive Capacity Port Multiplier RAID Type and Rate OS Compatibility Product Height Product Length Product Weight Product Width 2 Years PCI Express Standard Profile (LP bracket incl.) Marvell 88SE9230 PCI Express 2.0 Serial ATA 3.
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Humidity 20% ~ 80% RH Operating 5°C ~ 50°C (41°F ~ 122°F) Temperature Storage -25°C ~ 70°C (-13°F ~ 158°F) Temperature System and Available PCI Express x2 slot (backward compatible with x4, x8, and x16 slots) Cable Requirements Note The maximum throughput of this card is limited by the bus interface. If used with PCI Express Gen 1.0 enabled computers, the max throughput is 2.5 Gbps per lane. If used with PCI Express Gen 2.0 enabled computers, the max throughput is 5 Gbps per lane.