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AMCC 8506-4LP (8506-4LP KIT) Serial ATA Controller

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Promise FastTrak® TX4310 (FASTTRAK TX4310) Serial ATA Controller

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Product Description
3ware combines an advanced non-blocking switched fabric architecture StorSwitch, with SATA drives to deliver a premium performance, highly available storage solution. Each controller boasts... More
3ware combines an advanced non-blocking switched fabric architecture StorSwitch, with SATA drives to deliver a premium performance, highly available 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 Less
As the next generation of the FastTrak TX4300, the Promise FastTrak TX4310 4-port SATA RAID PCI adapter continues to offer a low-cost solution for implementing a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and... More
As the next generation of the FastTrak TX4300, the Promise FastTrak TX4310 4-port SATA RAID PCI adapter continues to offer a low-cost solution for implementing a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and now RAID 5 storage system with up to four high-performance Serial ATA disk drives. In addition, the FastTrak TX4310 comes with improved software feature sets such as WebPAM. Promise Technology is the leading provider of Serial ATA interface solutions, and with the FastTrak TX4310, users can benefit from Promise's experience in maximizing Serial ATA storage system performance. Less
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Key Features   
Platform   PC • Unix PC
Recommended Machine Type   Server Server • Desktop • Workstation
Enclosure   Internal Internal
Controller Type   Serial ATA Controller Serial ATA Controller
Technical Features   
Supported RAID Level   RAID 0 • RAID 1 • RAID 5 • RAID 10 RAID 0 • RAID 5 • RAID 10 • JBOD
Maximum Supported Devices - 4
Bus Type PCI PCI
Data Transfer Rate 133 MBps 3000 MBps
Dimensions   
Width - 11.9 cm
Depth 18.3 cm 5.1 cm
Height 2.5 in. -
Warranty   
Warranty 3 Years 3 Years
Miscellaneous   
UPC 693494850642 00704118011810
Package Qty 1 1
Product ID 21743126 28957962
Product MPN   
MPN 8506-4LP KIT FASTTRAK TX4310
 
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AMCC 8506-4LP (8506-4LP KIT) Serial ATA Controller
AMCC 8506-4LP (8506-4LP KIT) Serial ATA Controller
$34.71
Promise FastTrak® TX4310 (FASTTRAK TX4310) Serial ATA Controller
Promise FastTrak® TX4310 (FASTTRAK TX4310) Serial ATA...
From $115.00

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Fast RAID5 SATA Card

bythe_toddfather Oct 20, 2005
5 Helpfuls 6 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Reliable, very fast read speed in RAID5.
Cons Rebuild can take a while, but at least I don't loose any data!
Recommended it? Yes

I've used several of these cards in video editing workstations and they are great. I've never had a problem with them. I'll use four, 400GB SATA drives in a RAID5 configuration which gives me protection against a drive failure with fast write and very fast read speed. They have nice... Read full review »

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Relax

byvisualecho Jan 8, 2006
2 Helpfuls 3 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Mirror or RAID your hard drives and never lose data to a disk crash again.
Cons Hard to compare against the cheapo write-twice fake-RAID cards until you actually see it...
Recommended it? Yes

This card is a horse. It's never failed me, the diagnostics are fantastic, it's screaming fast. I never worry about losing data, it's just not going to happen. Do yourself a favor and spend the extra money, it's worth it. After you get used to these, you'll wonder why your IT department wants so... Read full review »

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