IOCrest SI-PEX40137 8 Port Non-RAID SATA III PCI-e x4 Controller Card - Dual SFF-8087 Interface Marvell 9215 Chipset, Iocrest, Mfr#: SI-PEX40137

The SI-PEX40137 8-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA Controller Card adds 8 AHCI SATA III ports to a computer through a PCIe x4 or larger slot, delivering multiple internal 6Gbps connections for high-performance hard drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs). The SI-PEX40137 uses two Marvell 9215 that can be used for embedded platform applications such as home NAS/media servers, DVR/NVR and set-top boxes, or vendors can develop their own software RAID boxes with FreeNAS. Features Using a ASM1806 PCIe bridge elimate the need for a Port Multiper when combining the Dual Marvell 9215 Chipset allowing to reach maximum bandwidth per port Compliant with PCI-Ecpress Specification v2.0 and backwards compatible with PCI-E 1.x Supports Communication Speeds: 6.0 Gbps, 3.0 Gbps, 1.5 Gbps Support Native Command Queue, Support Hot plug and Hot Swap Supports AHCI 1.0 programming interface registers for the SATA controller Specifications Weight: 0.8 lbs