The RocketRAID 1720 2 Internal PCI SATA II RAID Controller from HighPoint is a cost effective solution for Desktop and workstations to reap the benefits of SATA II technologies and utilize enterprise level features. It offers RAID 1 for data protection and ensures that the operating system is always up and available in the event of a disk failure. For gamers and PC enthusiast, the RocketRAID 1720 offers RAID 0 for performance.
Comprehensive OS Support
HighPoint offers the broadest range of support for all major operating systems to ensure OS and hardware server compatibility. Drivers are available for all major operating systems, including Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.
Maintenance and Management Settings
- RAID Array Roaming
- Unplug/Remove RAID array
- Hot key (ctrl-h) boot-up RAID manager via BIOS
- Firmware update while running the Operating System
- Verify RAID Array for Bad Sectors and Parity Check
- Task Scheduler
- Automatic RAID rebuild
- Automatic drive (insert / removal) detection
- Hot Spare Disk
- Staggered Drive Spin-up
- Rebuild Priority (Low - Highest)
- Spin Down Idle Mode
- Hot Swap and Hot Plug
- Bad sector repair and remapping to reduce dropped drives
- Multiple RAID array
- Multiple Logical Drive
- 64-bit LBA support greater than 2 TB per volume
RAID Monitoring Tools
- SMTP for email notification
- Alarm / Buzzer alerts for drive failure
- Enclosure management support I2C and SGPIO
- Hard Drive LED indicators (Activity and Failed)
- Storage Health Inspector – Drive analysis from S.M.A.R.T
- Event Log
RAID Management Suite
- Command Line Interface
- Web browser-based RAID management software
- API