Areca ARC-1280ML / ARC-1280D-ML 24x Serial ATA-II 3.0Gbps PCI-Express x8 Raid Controller Card

Overview Areca high-performance PCI-Express bus to SATA RAID host adapters support 12, 16 and 24 SATA ll peripheral devices on a single host adapter. SATA RAID controller has the same RAID kernel of its field-proven external RAID controllers. Applications that benefit most features from these controllers including NAS, server RAID solutions, web server, supercomputing, near-line backup, security systems and streaming applications server. The ML version comes with Min SAS 4i internal connector. This Min SAS 4i (SFF-8087) connector has eight signal pins to support four SATA drives and six pins for the SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) side-band signals. The SGPIO bus is for efficient LED management and for sensing drive locate status, without any discrete fault & activity cable needed.   Specifications Model Number:  ARC-1280ML Brand:  Areca Alt. Part Number(s):  ARC-1280D-ML Type:  Controller Card   Technical Description Brand:  Areca Model:  ARC-1280ML / ARC-1280D-ML Type:  SATA II (3.0Gb/s) Internal Connectors:  24 x SATA II Interface:  PCI-Express x8 Cache Memory:  One DIMM socket with default 256MB of DDR2-533 SDRAM with ECC protection, Upgrade to 2GB. An ECC or non-ECC SDRAM module using X8 or X16 chip organization RAID:  RAID level 0, 1, 1E, 3, 5, 6 (if RAID 6 engine supported) and JBOD   Features Intel 800MHz IOP341 I/O processor Multi-adapter support for large storage requirements BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support NVRAM for RAID event & transaction log  RoHS Compliant   *Product descriptions, images, and part numbers are subject to change and may not accurately reflect manufacturer product alterations. For the latest and most precise information, kindly refer to the manufacturer's website and use the item's manufacturer part number.