• ACARD Technology Corp. has produced AEC-6896S, a four-channel RAID controller, for Serial ATA, the newest storage interface. AEC-6896S supports 64-bit PCI specifications with data transfer rate up to 266 MB/sec.
  
  AEC-6896S has the functions of RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and JBOD. The Windows-based RAID Utility provides you a GUI tool to easily manage the RAID subsystem. Being a highly efficient interface in data transfer and backup, AEC-6896S is fit for PC workstations, servers, etc.

Features

• 4 independent serial channels
• PCI-to-SATA RAID controller
• 64-bit / 33MHz·
• Supports Serial ATA 1.0 with data transfer rate up to 150 MB/s
• RAID Function
• Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and JBOD
• Supports booting from RAID Volume
• PCI Bus
• Compliance with PCI 2.2 specifications
• Data transfer rate up to 266 MB/sec
• Supports Scatter/Gather function
• Low command overhead
• Supports multitasking and multithreaded processing
• PCI Plug and Play

Specifications

• Data I/O Mode: 64-bit PCI Bus Master
• Data transfer rate up to 533MB/s
• Connects up to 4 SATA hard drives
• Supports 4 SATA 7-pin connectors
• Supports firmware update
• Coexists with on-board SATA controller
  
  Supportive Software
• Windows-based GUI RAID Utility:
  - Easy RAID volume establishment
  - Auto data rebuild
  - Warming and e-mail notification for failed drive
  - Event log
• BIOS upgrade utility
   
• OS Compatibility
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows XP Home Edition, Professional
• Windows 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server
• Windows NT4.0 Workstation, Server
• Windows 98 / ME
• Linux RedHat 7.3 & 8.0 & 9.0
• Linux SuSE 8.1 Professional
• Linux Turbo 8.0 Server