96RC-ST2-4C-PX-AD

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SERIAL ATA RAID DATA SHEET Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA HostRAID Serial ATA II controller supporting RAID 0, 1, & 10 for data protection and increased performance 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. Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA The Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA card is a four-port SATA controller featuring Adaptec HostRAID an integrated RAID technology that maximizes system performance and uptime. The Adaptec 1420SA supports up to four Serial ATA 3Gb/s ports and offers RAID levels 0, 1 and 10 for desktops, workstations and entry-level servers. Additional advanced features include support for Native Command Queuing NCQ increases I/O performance by arranging data requests into the most efficient order, and support for 48-bit Logical Block Addressing LBA to enable use of disk drives larger than 137 GB. The Adaptec 1420SA supports 2000,Windows Server 2003,Windows XP, RedHat Linux, SuSE Linux, and NetWare. Adaptec Serial ATA RAID applications The Adaptec 1420SA allows end-users to tune their system performance and data protection. On personal computers, the RAID 0 feature of the Adaptec 1420SA bolsters the performance of applications such as audio/video streaming and gaming. The RAID 1 and 10 capability of the Adaptec 1420SA protects data for a wide variety of applications that require high availability. In the small office and home office environment, the Adaptec 1420SA can be used as a boot device to protect the operating system in print, file, and storage servers. Four-drive connectivity allows use of up to two striping or mirroring RAID arrays at the same time. Why Adaptec Serial ATA RAID? The Adaptec 1420SA Serial ATA II RAID family of controllers is a key part of the Adaptec effort to help organizations cost-effectively deploy, manage, scale, and protect storage resources. Adaptec is driving RAID adoption with new RAID product and technology development, compatibility testing with motherboards, operating systems, applications and disk drives, RAID application education, and global customer care. Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1420SA performance advantages The Adaptec 1420SA improves performance over a comparable SATA RAID controller by offering four 3Gb/sec Serial ATA ports, NCQ support and a PCI-X/133 MHz host interface with bandwidth up to 1056 MB/s, which is twice as much as a common 64bit PCI interface. Easy-to-use storage management The Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1420SA operates under Adaptec Storage Manager , a storage management tool that centralizes management of all Adaptec host-based and all hardware based RAID products. The software enables remote management, monitoring, and configuration of RAID arrays through secure, encrypted remote communications. The intuitive RAID management tool provides pop-up tips and online help to simplify the creation and management of RAID arrays. Compatibility, reliability, and support Adaptec has been delivering storage and I/O solutions to the industry for more than 24 years. In fact, Adaptec is the undisputed RAID leader, and no other vendor’s technology is more proven. The Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1420SA has been extensively tested with third-party systems to deliver the utmost in compatibility. It is backed by a 3-year warranty and Adaptec’s legendary technical support. Product Highlights Four Serial ATA 3Gb/s ports HostRAID technology for data protection RAID levels 0, 1, and 10 Low-profile form factor PCI-X 133 MHz host interface Native Command Queuing NCQ 48-bit LBA supports large capacity SATA drives Supports bootable arrays SERIAL ATA RAID DATA SHEET Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA Why to buy Customer needs Environment Device support Data transfer rates RAID levels Bus type System requirements Operating system support Kit includes Physical dimensions Operating temperature Power requirements Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA Ordering Part Number 2170500-R Low-cost Serial ATA II card with HostRAID RAID 0, 1 and 10 for data protection and increased performance. Ideal for desktop and workstations as well as entry-level servers requiring low cost SATA RAID 0, 1, and Small office and home office as a boot device for print, file, and storage servers. Up to four Serial ATA / Serial ATA II disk drives 3 Gb/s, Gb/s 0, 1, 10 and JBOD PCI-X /133 MHz compatible to PCI 32/64 bit Intel IA-32, AMD32, EM64T or AMD64 type servers PCI compliant systems PCI-X 64-bit/66-133MHz PCI 64-bit/66MHz Support for both and 5 volt PCI signaling Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, NetWare, and RedHat and SuSE Linux for most current Linux drivers, go to Adaptec 1420SA controller with full-size bracket Low-profile replacement bracket Quick Install Guide Bootable Installation CD containing -Operating system drivers -Complete user documentation pdf Adaptec Storage Manager CD containing -Adaptec Storage Manager GUI software -Complete user documentation pdf inch H x inch L cm H x cm L 0 to 55 degrees C amps +5V 1420SA Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, California 95035 Tel 408 945-8600 Fax 408 262-2533 Literature Requests US and Canada 1 800 442-7274 or 408 957-7274 World Wide Web Pre-Sales Support US and Canada 1 800 442-7274 or 408 957-7274 Pre-Sales Support Europe Tel 44 1276-854-500 or Fax 44 1276-854-505 Copyright 2005 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, Storage Manager, and Storage Manager Pro are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and Windows 2000, are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, used under license. All other trademarks used are owned by their respective owners. Information supplied by Adaptec Inc., is believed to be accurate and reliable at the time of printing, but Adaptec Inc., assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document. Adaptec, Inc., reserves the right, without notice, to make changes in product design or specifications. Information is subject to change without notice.

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SERIAL ATA RAID DATA SHEET

Serial ATA II RAID
1420SA

HostRAID Serial ATA II controller supporting RAID 0, 1, & 10 for data protection and increased performance

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.

Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA The Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA card is a four-port SATA controller featuring Adaptec HostRAID an integrated RAID technology that maximizes system performance and uptime.

The Adaptec 1420SA supports up to four Serial ATA 3Gb/s ports and offers RAID levels 0, 1 and 10 for desktops, workstations and entry-level servers. Additional advanced features include support for Native Command Queuing NCQ increases I/O performance by arranging data requests into the most efficient order, and support for 48-bit Logical Block Addressing LBA to enable use of disk drives larger than 137 GB.

The Adaptec 1420SA supports 2000,Windows Server 2003,Windows XP, RedHat Linux, SuSE Linux, and NetWare.

Adaptec Serial ATA RAID applications The Adaptec 1420SA allows end-users to tune their system performance and data protection. On personal computers, the RAID 0 feature of the Adaptec 1420SA bolsters the performance of applications such as audio/video streaming and gaming.

The RAID 1 and 10 capability of the Adaptec 1420SA protects data for a wide variety of applications that require high availability. In the small office and home office environment, the Adaptec 1420SA can be used as a boot device to protect the operating system in print, file, and storage servers. Four-drive connectivity allows use of up to two striping or mirroring RAID arrays at the same time.

Why Adaptec Serial ATA RAID? The Adaptec 1420SA Serial ATA II RAID family of controllers is a key part of the Adaptec effort to help organizations cost-effectively deploy, manage, scale, and protect storage resources. Adaptec is driving RAID adoption with new RAID product and technology development, compatibility testing with motherboards, operating systems, applications and disk drives, RAID application education, and global customer care.

Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1420SA performance advantages The Adaptec 1420SA improves performance over a comparable SATA RAID controller by offering four 3Gb/sec Serial ATA ports, NCQ support and a PCI-X/133 MHz host interface with bandwidth up to 1056 MB/s, which is twice as much as a common 64bit PCI interface.

Easy-to-use storage management The Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1420SA operates under Adaptec Storage Manager , a storage management tool that centralizes management of all Adaptec host-based and all hardware based RAID products. The software enables remote management, monitoring, and configuration of RAID arrays through secure, encrypted remote communications. The intuitive RAID management tool provides pop-up tips and online help to simplify the creation and management of RAID arrays.

Compatibility, reliability, and support Adaptec has been delivering storage and I/O solutions to the industry for more than 24 years. In fact, Adaptec is the undisputed RAID leader, and no other vendor’s technology is more proven. The Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1420SA has been extensively tested with third-party systems to deliver the utmost in compatibility. It is backed by a 3-year warranty and Adaptec’s legendary technical support.

Product Highlights

Four Serial ATA 3Gb/s ports

HostRAID technology for data protection RAID levels 0, 1, and 10

Low-profile form factor

PCI-X 133 MHz host interface

Native Command Queuing NCQ
48-bit LBA supports large capacity SATA drives

Supports bootable arrays

SERIAL ATA RAID DATA SHEET

Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA

Why to buy Customer needs Environment Device support Data transfer rates RAID levels Bus type System requirements

Operating system support Kit includes

Physical dimensions Operating temperature Power requirements
Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA Ordering Part Number 2170500-R

Low-cost Serial ATA II card with HostRAID RAID 0, 1 and 10 for data protection and increased performance.

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

Small office and home office as a boot device for print, file, and storage servers.

Up to four Serial ATA / Serial ATA II disk drives
3 Gb/s, Gb/s
0, 1, 10 and JBOD

PCI-X /133 MHz compatible to PCI 32/64 bit

Intel IA-32, AMD32, EM64T or AMD64 type servers PCI compliant systems PCI-X 64-bit/66-133MHz PCI 64-bit/66MHz Support for both and 5 volt PCI signaling

Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, NetWare, and RedHat and SuSE Linux for most current Linux drivers, go to

Adaptec 1420SA controller with full-size bracket Low-profile replacement bracket Quick Install Guide Bootable Installation CD containing -Operating system drivers -Complete user documentation pdf Adaptec Storage Manager CD containing -Adaptec Storage Manager GUI software -Complete user documentation pdf
inch H x inch L cm H x cm L
0 to 55 degrees C
amps +5V
1420SA

Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, California 95035 Tel 408 945-8600 Fax 408 262-2533

Literature Requests US and Canada 1 800 442-7274 or 408 957-7274 World Wide Web Pre-Sales Support US and Canada 1 800 442-7274 or 408 957-7274 Pre-Sales Support Europe Tel 44 1276-854-500 or Fax 44 1276-854-505

Copyright 2005 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, Storage Manager, and Storage Manager Pro are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and Windows 2000, are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, used under license. All other trademarks used are owned by their respective owners.

Information supplied by Adaptec Inc., is believed to be accurate and reliable at the time of printing, but Adaptec Inc., assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document. Adaptec, Inc., reserves the right, without notice, to make changes in product design or specifications. Information is subject to change without notice.

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