KOUWELL 571SE-4

Universal controller that has four eSATA II ports for connection of modern performance disks.Controller is suitable for older computers, where the SATA ports are not present, as well as in new machinery to expand existing ports.Supports the eSATA II with transfer speeds of up to 3 Gb/s.It is of course backward compatible with standard eSATA I.Advantage of the technology support NCQ and Hot Plug.The card is connected to a computer using a modern PCI Express x8.It has support RAID modes 0, 1, 0 +1, 5 and JBOD.

NCQ technology imposes requirements on reading in the cache memory and the knowledge of the position read head sets the optimal route for the fastest moving in the desired location.Requirements for access to the disk are continuously evaluated and Route headers is still modified.As a result, it reduces vibration reading heads and accelerate access to the disk is connected to the Serial ATA port.

The card complies with the European Union RoHS directive prohibiting the use of hazardous substances in electrical products, is much more environmentally friendly.

Parameters and specifications:

Chipset:
Intel SiliconImage

Interface:
PCI Express x8

Ports:
4x eSATA (external Serial ATA)

Supported Standards:
Serial ATA 1st0a
Serial ATA II 11
Support NCQ

Podor RAID:
0, 1, 0 +1, 5, JBOD

Baud rate:
Up to 3 Gb/s

Supported Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server (complete with drivers)
Support for Microsoft Windows Vista x86 and x64 (Windows 7 not verified)
Mac OS X 10th3rd