Addonics External 8-Port SATA/SAS PCIe
controller
Overview
This latest PCIe controller supports connecting up to eight SAS or SATA
devices via two external mini SAS (SFF-8088) connectors. Each SATA connection
supports throughput up to 6Gbps when installed into PCI-Express 2.0 slots with 8
or more lanes. Thesmallform factor of this controller allowsit to fit into both
standard height and low profile slots in many Desktop, small form factor system,
rack mount system and various computing equipment. This controller is ideal for
connecting storage system with mini SAS (SFF-8088) connector or multilane (SFF-
8487) connector.
Connecting to any external storage device that has mini SAS
connector(SFF-8088)via standard mini SAS cable
Connecting to any external storage device that has multilane
connector (SFF- 8470) via a multilane - mini SAS cable
Connecting 4 eSATA hard drives to a single external min SAS
port
Features
- Eight external SATA/SAS ports via two external
mini SAS connectors (SFF-8088)
- Supports 6 Gbps, 3 Gbps & 1.5 Gbps SAS or
SATAhard drive
- PCI-Express 8 lane compatible (also fits into
PCI-Express 16 Lane or the graphic card slot)
- Up to 600 MBytes/sec (6 Gbps) per port
- Fits standard height Desktop case, low profile
PC, rackmount system and various computing equipment
- Includes low profile PCI bracket
- Heat Sink for efficiently cooling of the onboard
processor
- Comptaible with the following Addonics Port
Multiplier AD5HPMSXA, AD5HPMRXA-E and
AD5HPMREU for individual drive setting
- Non-RAID, drives appears as independent drives
to the system
- Hot swap support - drive can be removed and
added without system shut down or restart*
- Simple plug and play
- Completely with drivers for 64bit / 32bit
Windows 7, Windows 8, Vista, XP, 2000 and above
* Hot swapping hard drive has been tested on Windows OS only
Specifications
- 40 Gbps transfer rate PCIe 2.0 8x interface
card
- Two SFF-8088 connectors
- Marvell 88SE9480 chip
- Compliant with PCI Express Specification,
Revision 2..0
- Supports main board PCI Express 2.0 x8 and x16
host slot
- Serial Attached SCSI 2.0 (SAS-2.0) specification
compliant.
- Serial ATA Revision 3.0 (6 Gbps) specification
compliant.
- Supports auto-detection of SAS or native SATA
device.
- Supports PCIe Power Management: D0, D1, D3_cold,
D3_hot.
- Supports SAS Multiplexing.
- Supports SSC with independent control of each
PHY.
- Supports wide SAS ports.
- Supports SAS Protocol (SSP), initiator and
target mode.
- Supports SAS Management Protocol (SMP),
initiator mode.
- Supports SATA Tunneling Protocol (STP),
initiator mode including
- Non-zero offset and non-sequential data delivery
- ATA and ATAPI command
- Native Commands Queuing
(NCQ)
- Supports Host mode and Device mode of
operation
- Dimension (W x L x H): 64.4 x 124 x 17 mm (~
2.54 x4.88x .67 in.)
- Weight: 85g (~ 3 oz)
- Operating temperature and humidity: 0 - 60
degree C, 5 - 90% RH
- Storage Temperature and humidity: -20 - 70
degree C, 0 - 95 % RH non-condensing
- Fully RoHS compliant
SATA data transfer rate is calculated at 10 bits=1 byte
