Vantec UGT-ST400 SATA/eSATA PCI Express Host Card

Vantec Updated: 2009-01-31 RSS
Vantec UGT-ST400 SATA/eSATA PCI Express Host Card

Serial ATA (SATA) is the latest form of computer connectivity, featuring faster transfer speeds, easier configuration, and the ability to hot swap drives. With the Vantec SATA/eSATA PCI Express Host Card, you can add the features and functionality of eSATA to your computer. By providing an internal SATA port, the PCI Express Host Card offers the expanadability to add a hard drive to your system. With the external SATA port, both the PCI Express Host Card gives the flexibility of adding a high speed connection to an external hard drive. Traditionally, one would use USB 2.0 to connect to external hard drives. While USB 2.0 offers reasonably fast speed at 480Mbps, SATA transfers at a speed of up to 3,000Mbps! Take advantage of SATA on your computer with the Vantec SATA/eSATA PCI Express Host Card.

Features:

* External SATA II (eSATA) Connector
* 48 bits LBA can Break Capcity-Limit to Support HDD larger than 137GB
* Supports 1-lane 2.5Gbps PCI Express
* Hot-plug capability
* Supports SATA II transfer rate of 3.0Gbps
* Fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications
* Supports two independent Serial ATA channels
* Independent Link, Transport, and data FIFO
* Independent command fetch, scatter/gather, and command execution
* Supports Legacy Command Queuing (LCQ)
* Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
* Supports Non-zero offsets NCQ
* Supports Out of order data delivery NCQ
* Supports FIS-base switching with Port Multipliers
* 31 Commands and Scatter/Gather Tables per Port
* Two Pin headers on board for LED connection

Specifications:

Model: UGT-ST400
Interface: PCI Express
Connections: Internal SATA Port; External SATA (eSATA) Port

System Requirements:

* Pentium® or Equivalent PC with One Available PCI Express Slot
* Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Windows Server 2003
* Supports 64bit/32bit Windows Vista
* Mac OS X v10.4.9, v10.4.10, V10.5.1
* Linux 32bit/64bit drivers support

Package Contents:

2-Port eSATA II PCI Express Host Card, CD Driver, Low Profile PCI Bracket, User Manual