SATAII150 SX8-5PACK by Promise Technology

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Manufacturer Promise Technology
Manufacturer's Part Number SATAII150 SX8-5PACK
Description Promise; Product Model: SX8; Product Type: SATA Controller; Host Interface: PCI-X; Form Factor: Plug-in Card; Card Height: Low-profile;
NAME DESCRIPTION
Data Transfer Rate: 150 MB/s
Number of Physical Drive Supported: 8
Certifications & Standards:
  • CE
  • FCC Class B
  • BSMI
  • VCCI
  • cUL+UL
  • CB and TUV
Product Name: SATAII150 SX8 8-Port SATA PCI-X Controller
Controller Type: Serial ATA/150
Platform Supported: PC
Limited Warranty: 3 Year
Packaged Quantity: 5
Brand Name: Promise
Form Factor: Plug-in Card
Package Contents:
  • SATAII150 SX8 8-Port SATA PCI-X Controller
  • 8 x 26" (650 mm) Serial ATA cables
Additional Information:

Controller Specifications:

  • Tagged command queuing support provides up to 30% performance improvement for SATA drives that supports TCQ technology
  • Supports Serial ATAPI devices
  • Supports staggered drive spin-up that powers up drives sequentially and avoids excessive power draw
  • Supports multiple cards within a single system for large storage requirements
  • Includes Disk Activity LED headers that transmit signal to an enclosure to indicate individual disk activity
  • Supports SMBus header for enclosure management

Onboard BIOS:

  • Auto-identifies and configures drive and device types
  • BBS Compliant
  • Flash-Upgradable
Marketing Information:

The SATAII150 SX8 controller takes advantage of Promise Technology's Enhanced SATA feature set that that incorporates advanced features such as command queuing support (TCQ) and includes compliance with Serial ATA II, Extensions to SATA 1.0 specification. Support for these features includes Staggered Drive Spin-up, and Disk Activity LED headers. The SATAII150 SX8 controller has an SMBus interface for Enclosure Services or other system management purposes.

Product Type: SATA Controller
Host Interface: PCI-X
Card Height: Low-profile
Total Number of SATA Ports: 8
Product Model: SX8
Height: 4.88 "
Compatibility:
  • PCI-X 64-Bit / 66/100/133MHz (controller does not support use in PCI slot)

Supported Operating Systems:

  • Windows 2000
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows XP
  • Red Hat Linux
  • SuSE Linux
  • Native Linux kernel support, open source driver available
Width: 7.48 "