3WARE 8006-2LP PCI 2-Port 64-BIT SATA Raid ControllerCard

When the challenge is to increase storage capacity while controlling costs. one Serial ATA (SATA) RAID controller gives IT professionals what they need to accomplish both goals - the 3ware 8006-2LP RAID controllers from 3ware. With the ability to support up to 4 controllers per system. AMCC Storage combines an advanced non-blocking switched fabric architecture StorSwitch. with SATA drives to deliver a highly scalable hardware RAID storage solution. Each controller boasts a PCI 66MHz custom ASIC that combines an integrated RISC processor. PCI bridge (64-bit. 66MHz) and XOR RAID engine. 8006-2LP Product Overview Technical Information Host Interface:     PCI RAID Supported:     Yes RAID Levels:     0 RAID Levels:     1 RAID Levels:     JBOD Number of Physical Drive Supported:     2 Interfaces/Ports Total Number of SATA Ports:     2 Number of SATA Ports (Internal):     2 Physical Characteristics Height:     2.5' Width:     7.2' Form Factor:     Plug-in Card Card Length:     Half-length Miscellaneous Platform Supported:     PC Additional Information:      StorSwitch point-to-point. non-blocking architecture SCSI device driver model to take advantage of the benefits of SCSI using inexpensive ATA drives Remote browser 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with password security for network management of storage arrays SMTP support for email/pager notification Easy-to-configure arrays from BIOS; 3DM or CLI utilities Staggered spin-up to minimize in-rush current at power up Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can exist on one card for maximum configuration flexibility Hot-swap and hot-spare support for data availability Dynamic sector repair for robust data protection S.M.A.R.T. disk drive monitoring for reliability 2 levels of administrator access to 3DM for added security Power Requirements: 2.5W max. on +5 V 6.75W max. on +3.3 V 250mW max. on -12 V. +12V not used Compatibility:      Plug and Play Supported Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 2003 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 RedHat Linux SuSE Linux FreeBSD Warranty Limited Warranty:     3 Year