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Addonics Serial ATA Host Controller Comparison Chart
 
 

Serial ATA Overview
Serial ATA (SATA) is a new interface technology defined by Intel Corporation and backed by all major PC manufacturers, Hard disk manufacturers, Addonics Technologies and many leading companies in the computer industry.

This technology will gradually replace the decade old IDE interface. The first generation of Serial ATA performs at 150 MBytes/sec (1.5 Gbits/sec) was introduced around early 2003. The second generation of Serial ATA that doubles the data throughput to 3 Gbits/sec was introduced in 2nd half of 2004. The performance is expected to double again to 6 Gbits/sec in 2008.

Serial ATA also improves the system air flow by utilizing a new thin cabling system to simplify the connection between the host controller and the data storage devices. Below is a highlight of the benefits on Serial ATA technology.

  • High speed data transfer
  • 150 MBytes/sec (1.5 Gbits/sec) for SATA I and 300 MB/sec (3Gbits/sec) for SATA II.
  • Device can be hot swapped without shutting down or restarting the system
  • Plug and Play under Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 and XP
  • OS transparent. No driver is needed. Works under DOS and all Windows.
  • Simple cabling system. Maximum distance between device and the host is 1 meter (3 feet) for internal connection and 2 meters (6 feet) for external eSATA connection.
  • Built-in RAID support
  • Low cost.
PCI Express
Part No.
Ports
Chipset
RAID Configuration
OS Support
Transfer
Form
Port Multiplier
ADSA3GPX8-4E ADSA3GPX8-4E 4 eSATA II Sil3124 RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 1+S, 5, JBOD Windows NT 4.0, 2000 , XP, 2003, Vista 3.0Gb/s standard yes
ADSA3GPX8-4EM ADSA3GPX8-4EM 4 eSATA II Sil3124 No RAID Windows NT 4.0, 2000 , XP, 2003, Vista, Mac OS X 10.4.x 3.0Gb/s standard yes
ADSA3GPX1-2E ADSA3GPX1-2E 2 eSATA II Sil3132 RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 1+S, 5, JBOD Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003, Linux, Vista 3.0Gb/s standard & low profile yes
AD2SA3GPX1 AD2SA3GPX1 2 SATA II Sil3132 RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 1+S, 5, JBOD Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003, Linux, Vista 3.0Gb/s standard & low profile yes
ADSA3GPX1-E ADSA3GPX1-E 1 eSATA II
1 SATA II 		SiI3132 No RAID Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003, Linux, Vista 3.0Gb/s standard & low profile yes
PCI-X (all Addonics PCI-X cards will operate in a PCI Slot at reduced throughput)
Part No.
Ports
Chipset
RAID Configuration
OS Support
Transfer
Form
Port Multiplier
ADS3GX4R5-ML ADS3GX4R5-ML 1 4X Multilane Sil3124 RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 1+S, 5, JBOD Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003, Linux, Solaris 10, Vista 3.0Gb/s standard & low profile yes
ADS3GX4R5-E ADS3GX4R5-E 4 eSATA II Sil3124 RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 1+S, 5, JBOD Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003, Linux, Solaris 10, Vista 3.0Gb/s standard yes
ADS3GX4R5-EM ADS3GX4R5-EM 2 eSATA II Sil3132 No RAID Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003, Mac OS X 10.4.x, Vista 3.0Gb/s standard yes
ADS3GX4R5 ADS3GX4R5 4 SATA II Sil3132 RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 1+S, 5, JBOD Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003, Linux, Solaris 10, Vista a 3.0Gb/s standard & low profile yes
PCI
Part No.
Ports
Chipset
RAID Configuration
OS Support
Transfer
Form
Port Multiplier
ADSA2 ADSA2 2 SATA Sil3512 RAID 0, 1 DOS, Windows NT 4.0, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, 2003, Linux, Vista 1.5Gb/s standard & low profile No
ADSA4R-E ADSA4R-E 4 eSATA SiI3114 RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 1+S Windows NT 4.0, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, 2003, Linux, Vista 1.5Gb/s standard No
ADST114R5 ADST114R5 4 SATA II Sil3124 RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 1+S, 5, JBOD Windows NT 4.0, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista 1.5Gb/s standard & low profile No
ADSA4R-ML ADSA4R-ML 1 4X Multilane SiI3114 RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 1+S Windows NT 4.0, 98, Me, 2000, XP, 2003, Linux, Vista 1.5Gb/s standard & low profile No
ADSA4R5 ADSA4R5 4 SATA SiI3124 RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 1+S, 5, JBOD Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003, Linux, Solaris 10, Vista 3.0Gb/s* standard & low profile yes
ADST203 ADST203 2 SATA SiI3112 RAID 0, 1 DOS, Windows NT 4.0, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista 1.5Gb/s standard No
ADSA3R5-E ADSA3R5-E 1 eSATA II
3 SATA II 		SiI3124 RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 1+S, 5, JBOD Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003, Linux, Solaris 10, Vista 3.0Gb/s* standard & low profile yes
* The onboard SATA controller chip is SATA II compliant and capable of 3G/sec. Depending on the clock rate of the PCI BUS, the actual data transfer may not be able to reach the 3Gbps/sec data transfer
All Addonics Serial ATA Host Controllers are hot swap capable.

 
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