Can this card be used in non-RAID mode? I just need a fast sata pci controller but I do not intend to use hardware RAID.
1379043
Yes. That's exactly what I bought it for - extra ports. There is a message that pops up on booting about RAID but extra ports work as intended.
1379044
Yes, this card can be used as non-raid. I used this card just to add an extra sata hard drive because my older MB only had two sata ports.
1956220
Yes, that's what I currently have it running with. However do NOT use the drivers that come in the box for the raid controller.
347223
Raid 5 is much more complex computation-wise than RAID 0/1 and requires a more complex on-board processor to handle, thus it's rare to see on cards of this price range and if one at this price point offered it I would be wary of using it. Raid 5 can be implemented "poorly" and lose parity thus negating it's purpose. I would also recommend looking at other drive array solutions as RAID 5 has fallen out of favor in recent years. RAID 6, RAID 10 and things like ZFS have a lot more to offer these days. This card is great if you just need to add some disks or replace a faulty on-board SATA controller (why I bought it)
916517
I wish I could give you a good answer on this, but I installed it in a an older puter with an older sata3 buss, and ahci wasnt even an option in the bios. that being said, the customer is very happy with it said her puter has never been faster...
1279174
No, it uses a special kind of msata which has built in raid controller and also bios is locked to raid mode.
1234774
the SATA port is required to plug into a empty mother board SATA plug for this card to work and come's with a burned disk with just a random 3.0 controller's this card is vary cheap ive been building custom PC's for about 12-14 years and i coundent even get it to work with esata or USB 3.0 i recommend this kind of setup with your rig but not this Generic Combo spend the money to buy a better one that runs out of the PCI express 1X its plenty fast so there's no reason to loss a mother board sata when your trying to expand your PC i Have 8 sata's and Esata im using all of them for my gaming rig & media server so i wasn't able to use this card the SATA port is required to plug into a empty mother board SATA plug for this card to work and come's with a burned disk with just a random 3.0 controller's this card is vary cheap ive been building custom PC's for about 12-14 years and i coundent even get it to work with esata or USB 3.0 i recommend this kind of setup with your rig but not this Generic Combo spend the money to buy a better one that runs out of the PCI express 1X its plenty fast so there's no reason to loss a mother board sata when your trying to expand your PC i Have 8 sata's and Esata im using all of them for my gaming... » Read More the SATA port is required to plug into a empty mother board SATA plug for this card to work and come's with a burned disk with just a random 3.0 controller's this card is vary cheap ive been building custom PC's for about 12-14 years and i coundent even get it to work with esata or USB 3.0 i recommend this kind of setup with your rig but not this Generic Combo spend the money to buy a better one that runs out of the PCI express 1X its plenty fast so there's no reason to loss a mother board sata when your trying to expand your PC i Have 8 sata's and Esata im using all of them for my gaming rig & media server so i wasn't able to use this card « Show Less
546403
It turns out the SATA port is just a pass through for the eSata port on the outside of the card. There is no built in SATA port on this board.
663715
Use the Non-raid drivers. Don't bother using the PCI-e cards raid. It's complete garbage. If you're using Linux, use mdadm and LVM, if you're using windows use either the Dynamic Disks Strip or Storage Spaces. I leave the drives in Legacy mode using the mentioned driver, DrivePool to put them all together, and SnapRaid for backup. I gave up on any sort of raid a long time ago. There is NO way to get the data back should you loose a drive (raid 1 case.)
1318415
I have 2 of these in an Asus M5A99FX Pro motherboard, they work perfectly. This card does not need a driver, it is a standard SATA card(no raid). I'm running Windows Server 2012 on the machine. Hope this helps. BTW - I have 8 2tb disks connected.
20832
This card is specifically meant to only run with PCI/ PCI RAID based setup. it is not a PCI Express compatible as shown in the Picture.
2215019
Thank you. The board is an ASUS Sabertooth Z87 with a RAID controller onboard. I want to use both a RAID data array and SSD drives for OS. I am told the board can do this but I'm unsure about setup of this feature and thought the card may be an easier way to control the array and set the BIOS for hot swap SATA and let the card control the array. Maybe I should look at a different RAID card.
1827469
Sorry, but I believe this card is limited to SATA2, and StarTech has limited it to a 2TB maximum while operating a RAID. However they say that if you are using the card to simply connect extra drives (JBOD) the size of the HDD is unlimited. Hope this helped.
1906586
Afraid not, the manufactures specs clearly state "Note: The card slots into an x4 lane however the interface in limited to x2 specifications". Which means the x4 card is only using 2 lanes, limiting throughput to 500MB/s max, just shy of 600MB/s for full SATA3. Not unusual for SATA cards. The performance, non-the-less, is remarkable, and if you need the card to get more SATA ports, it's a small compromise. If you are doing it to utilize the caching function of the Hyper-Duo mode, you'll not realize max performance, but will see better performance than with a HDD, so it's still worth it. Afraid not, the manufactures specs clearly state "Note: The card slots into an x4 lane however the interface in limited to x2 specifications". Which means the x4 card is only using 2 lanes, limiting throughput to 500MB/s max, just shy of 600MB/s for full SATA3. Not unusual for SATA cards. The performance, non-the-less, is remarkable, and if you need the card to get more SATA ports, it's a small compromise. If you are doing it to utilize the caching function of the Hyper-Duo mode, you'll not realize max performance, but will see better performance than with a HDD, so it's still... » Read More Afraid not, the manufactures specs clearly state "Note: The card slots into an x4 lane however the interface in limited to x2 specifications". Which means the x4 card is only using 2 lanes, limiting throughput to 500MB/s max, just shy of 600MB/s for full SATA3. Not unusual for SATA cards. The performance, non-the-less, is remarkable, and if you need the card to get more SATA ports, it's a small compromise. If you are doing it to utilize the caching function of the Hyper-Duo mode, you'll not realize max performance, but will see better performance than with a HDD, so it's still worth it. « Show Less
2041004
Right now I have a mirrored array on this PCI RAID SATA card with two 2 TB SATA hard drives. I am booting my Windows 7 Pro machine on a separate SATA controller on my motherboard from an SSD drive.
230094
The card itself has no RAID capabilities; the HDDs are reported to BIOS and OS as independent drives. That means you can only create software RAID arrays, via the OS.
2049704
Correct - RAM (laptop memory) and a hard drive (3.5"). No PCI card needed unless you have specific requirements. You can do a RAID 1 configuration, but only with 2x 2.5" drives and buying a special mounting bracket (MCP-220-00044-0N). Keep in mind you'll need to be able to install via the network or temporarily hook up an external DVD drive via USB or USB memory stick. Check this specs page for more info: http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5015/SYS-5015A-EHF-D525.cfm?parts=SHOW
2049702
Yes, the RAM is SO-DIMM 200 Pin (Laptop Ram). Not sure what you mean by PCI card, the system has everything you need without expansion. The internal SATA controller can be used for raid 1 but you may have to "modify" the case the fit the second drive.