The 2-Port RAID eSATA 3Gbps PCI Express Host Adapter Card from IOGEAR adds 2 eSATA ports to your computer. It installs in an available PCI Express slot and is fully compatible with Windows 2000, 2003, XP, and Vista; it is also compatible with Intel Macs running OS X 10.4.9 and above. The eSATA interface supports bus transfer speeds of up to 300MB/sec, making this card an excellent choice to allow you to add high-speed and high-capacity external storage to your computer.
Hardware RAID
The card features a hardware RAID controller, which allows you to create arrays from external hard drives. The controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10, and JBOD. RAID 5 is supported when a third drive is added via an optional port multiplier.
eSATA Storage
eSATA storage supports bus transfer rates of up to 300MB/sec. This makes it an excellent solution for video editing applications that require high data bandwidth and throughput. Adding this card to your computer allows you to connect two eSATA hard drives.