The Promise Technology FastTrak TX2300 ROHS 2-Port SATA RAID Adapter (Pack of 5) is an affordable way to configure two of your computer's internal SATA 3 Gbps 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 fail. The controller also supports a number of other advanced RAID features such as load balancing, RAID level migration, MetaData on disk and more.
In order to install this controller, you will need an available slot on your computer that is compliant with PCI 32-bit / 66 MHz, revision 2.3. The controller is also backwards compatible with PCI 32-bit 33 MHz. It is compatible with Windows and Linux operating systems.Affordable RAID
The FastTrak TX2300 offers a low-cost solution for implementing a RAID 0 or RAID 1 storage system with upto 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:
Smart SATA 3Gb/s Support
The FastTrak TX2300 supports SATA 3 Gbps drives, conforms to Serial ATA II, extensions to SATA 1.0a specification with Native Command Queuing and Disk Activity LED headers support. 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 Adapter incorporates many of Promise Technology's advanced host bus adapter features. The 66 MHz PCI bus supports upto 266 MBps burst data transfer rate. The FastTrak TX2300 also includes large LBA support for drives above 137 GB and its onboard BIOS automatically identifies and configures drive type.
Software Array Monitoring
Promise Array Management 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.