The FastTrak TX2300 2-Port SATA RAID Adapter from Promise Technology is an affordable way to configure two of your computer's internal SATA 3Gbps hard drives in a RAID 0, 1, or JBOD. With RAID 0, you can increase the throughput of your drives and with RAID 1, you can safeguard your data in case one of your drives fails. The controller also supports a number of other advanced RAID features, such as load balancing, hot-swapping of failed drives, RAID Level Migration, and more.
In order to install this controller, you will need an available slot on your computer that is compliant with PCI 32-Bit / 66MHz, Revision 2.3. The controller is also backwards compatible with PCI 32-Bit 33MHz. It will work with Windows and Linux operating systems.
Affordable RAID
This adapter offers a low-cost solution for implementing a RAID 0 or RAID 1 storage system with up to two high performance Serial ATA disk drives
Advanced RAID Options
The FastTrak TX2300 leverages Promise's proven RAID 0 / 1 software engine for fast, efficient, and reliable RAID. Use RAID 0 for massive capacity and maximum performance or RAID 1 for data protection. Promise's RAID engine also offers the following advanced features:
·Elevator seek and load balancing for more optimized data access and transfers
·Supports hot-swapping a failed drive
·Offers transparent data recovery and will rebuild data on a drive in the background
·Variable stripe size
·Online Capacity Expansion: add capacity on the fly
·RAID Level Migration allows you to change array levels on the fly
·MetaData on Disk (MDD) for drive roaming
·Elevator seek and load balancing for more optimized data access and transfers
·Supports hot-swapping a failed drive
·Offers transparent data recovery and will rebuild data on a drive in the background
·Variable stripe size
·Online Capacity Expansion: add capacity on the fly
·RAID Level Migration allows you to change array levels on the fly
·MetaData on Disk (MDD) for drive roaming
Smart SATA 3Gbps Support
The controller supports SATA 3Gbps drives and features Native Command Queuing and Disk Activity LED headers. In addition to Native Command Queuing, the controller also supports Tagged Command Queuing with drives that can take advantage of this capability. Command Queuing increases I/O performance by intelligently reordering data requests so that the data can be more quickly accessed than if the commands weren't ordered
Host Bust Adapter
The low-profile form factor FastTrak TX2300 PCI adapter incorporates many of Promise Technology's advanced host bus adapter features. The 66MHz PCI bus supports up to 266MB/s burst data transfer rate. The FastTrak TX2300 also includes large Logical Block Addressing support for drives above 137GB, and its onboard BIOS automatically identifies and configures drive type
Software Array Monitoring
Promise Array Management (PAM) software offers professional management tools in a simple-to-use, straightforward format. Array configurations, management, and monitoring features are available via the Windows based management and can be accessed locally or remotely via the TCP/IP network
Easy Upgrades and Data Migration
The FastTrak TX2300 is designed to maximize flexibility throughout the life of the storage system. For non-RAID SATA users, the FastTrak TX2300 simplifies the transition to a RAID array. For a FastTrak TX2300 RAID user, the software supports online capacity expansion and RAID level migration. And as capacity and performance requirements grow, the FastTrak TX2300 supports MetaData on Disk, enabling easy migration to Promise external storage solutions