Additional Product Information

Serial ATA II, the successor technology to SATA for data storage, is a point-to-point connection that delivers full throughput to each storage device by allowing multiple ports to be managed by a single controller.

The Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID1420SA card is a four-port controller featuring Adaptec HostRAID™ - an integrated RAIDtechnology that maximizes system performance and uptime.The Adaptec 1420SA supports upto four 3Gb/s Serial ATA drives, Native Command Queuing, and offers RAID levels 0, 1, 10, and JBOD (individual drive). The Adaptec 48-bit logical block addressing (LBA) support enables use of disk drives exceeding 137 GB in capacity. The Adaptec 1420SA supports Windows® 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, RedHat Linux, SuSE Linux, and NetWare.

Highlights 4 Serial ATA 3Gb/s Ports for support of up to 4 SATA disk drives

PCI-X/133MHz host interface (supports PCI 32/64bit as well)

RAID 0, 1, 10, and JBOD Native Command Queuing 48-bit LBA support for drivesabove 137GB Low-profile form factor Bootable array support Background initialization RoHS compliant

Supported Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Red Hat Linux SUSE Linux United Linux Novell Netware

For a detailed list see ASK Answer ID 13288

Benefits

Low-cost Serial ATA 3Gb/s, PCI-X RAID card with HostRAID™RAID 0, 1 and 10 for data protection and increased performance

Key Differentiators RAID 0, 1, 10, and JBOD Native Command Queuing SATA II disk hot plug Flash BIOS allows easy upgrades Background initialization Supports bootable arrays 48-bit LBA supports large capacity drives S.M.A.R.T. and SNMP support

Customer Needs Ideal for desktop and workstations as well as entry-level servers requiring low cost SATA RAID 0, 1, and 10.

System Environment Small office and home officeas a boot device for print, file, and storage servers. Enhanced performance for videoediting, video/audio streaming, and gaming applications. Number of devices Up to 4 Serial ATA drives Bus System Interface Type

PCI-X /133 MHz (compatible toPCI 32/64 bit) Data Transfer Rate 3 Gb/s , 1.5 Gb/s System Requirements Intel IA-32, AMD32, EM64T or AMD64 type servers PCI 2.2 compliant systems PCI-X 64-bit/66-133MHz PCI 64-bit/66MHz Support for both 3.3 and 5 volt PCI signaling Package Contents Adaptec 1420SA controller with full-size bracket Four 1 meter Serial ATA cablesLow-profile replacement bracket Quick Install Guide Bootable Installation CD containing: -- Operating system drivers

-- Complete user documentation (pdf) Adaptec Storage Manager CD containing: -- Adaptec Storage ManagerGUI software -- Complete user documentation (pdf)

Warranty 3 years

Board Dimensions

PCI MD2 form factor (low profile) 2.5 inch H x 6.6 inch L 6.4 cm H x 16.8 cm L

Operating Temperature

0° to 55° C

Power consumption

0.3 amps@+5V