Areca ARC-1160ML SATA2 PCI-X 16-Port Multi-Lane RAID Controller

• Mfr Part Number: ARC-1160ML2
• Adapter Architecture:
• Intel 80331 I/O processor (500MHz)
• 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X Bus compatible
• 256MB DDR333 SDRAM with ECC protection
• 1x SODIMM socket to support DDR333 SDRAM with ECC protection, Upgradable to 2GB
• Write-through or write-back cache support
• Support upto 16 SATA2 drives
• Multi-adapter support for large storage requirement
• BIOS boot support for greater fault tolerance
• BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support
• New Areca polynomial ASIC to support extreme performance RAID 6 engine
• NVRAM for RAID event & transaction log
• Redundant flash image for adapter availability
• Battery Backup Module (BBM) ready (Option)
• RAID Features:
• RAID level 0, 1 (0+1), 3, 5, 6 and JBOD
• Multiple RAID selection
• Online Array roaming
• Online RAID level/ stripe size migration
• Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously
• Instant availability and background initialization
• Automatic drive insertion / removal detection and rebuilding
• Greater than 16TB per volume set (64-bit LBA support)
• S.M.A.R.T disk drive monitoring for reliability
• Monitors / Notification:
• System status indication through HDD activity/fault connector, LCD Connector and alarm buzzer
• SMTP support for email notification
• I2C Enclosure management ready
• RAID Management:
• Field-upgradeable firmware in flash ROM
• Web browser-based RAID manager via HTTP PROXY for Windows, Linux and FreeBSD system
• Hot key "boot-up" RAID manager via BIOS
• Support Command Line Interface
• Single Admin Portal (SAP) monitor utility
• HDD Stress Test (HST) utility for production
• Operating System:
• Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003
• Redhat Linux, SuSE Linux and Mandrake
• FreeBSD
• SATA Interface: 8x multi-layer SATA latch connectors
• Power Requirements:
• 2.5W max. on +5 V
• 6.75W max. on +3.3 V
• 2.5W max. on +12 V
• Dimensions: 98.4 x 168 mm