Areca ARC-1200 (2 Port PCIe x1 to SATA RAID Controller)

ARC-1200 (2-Port PCIe x1 to SATA RAID Adapter)

The Areca ARC-1200 SATA RAID host adapter is a PCI-Express x1 bus to SATA Disk Array host adapter. It provides two SATA ll ports on a single controller. It is used the same RAID kernel of its field-proven external RAID controller. When properly configured, the SATA RAID adapter can provide a high degree of performance and fault tolerance with data mirroring for maximum protection. The ARC-1200 is the industry's most compelling PCIe x1 to SATA ll RAID solution which economically delivers full-featured true hardware RAID to desktop and workstations as well as entry-level servers.

	Areca PCIe x1 RAID Card Comparison Model Name ARC-1200   Host Bus Type PCIe x1 RAID Level Support 0, 1, Single Disk and JBOD   Cache Memory on-board   Driver Support 2*SATA ll   Internal Disk Connector SATA External Disk Connector N/A Lan Port N/A
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	Architecture
		400MHz Storage processor
		PCIe x1 bus
		DDR2 400 SDRAM
		Write-through or write-back cache support
		Support up to 2 SATA ll drives
		Multi-adapter support for large storage requirements
		BIOS boot support for greater fault tolerance
		BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support
		NVRAM for RAID event & transaction log
		Redundant flash image for adapter availability
		RoHS Compliant
	RAID Features
		RAID level 0, 1, Single Disk and JBOD
		Multiple RAID selection
		Array roaming
		Online RAID level/stripe size migration
		Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously
		Instant availability
		Automatic drive insertion / removal detection and rebuilding
		Greater than 2TB per volume set (64-bit LBA support)
		SMART disk drive monitoring for reliability
	Monitors/Indicators
		System status indication through HDD activity/fault connector, and alarm buzzer
		SMTP support email notification
		SNMP support for remote notification
		I2C Enclosure management ready
	RAID Management
		Field-upgradeable firmware in flash ROM
		In-Band Manager
		Web browser-based McRAID Storage manager via Http Proxy Server for Windows, Linux and FreeBSD system
		Hot key “boot-up” McBIOS RAID manager via BIOS
		Support Command Line Interface (CLI)
		Support controller's API library for customer to write its own AP
		Single Admin Portal (SAP) monitor utility
		HDD Stress Test (HST) utility for production
		Out-of-Band Manager
		Push Button and LCD display panel
	Operating System
		Windows 7/2008/Vista/Server 2003/XP/2000
		RedHat Linux
		SuSE Linux
		FreeBSD
		Novell Netware 6.5
		Solaris 10/11 x86/x86_64
		Mac OS 10.4.x/10.5.x/10.6.x (EFI BIOS support)
	Environmental/Physical
	Mechanical
	Form Factor: PCI Half Length/ Low Profile Dimension: 64(H) x 168(L) mm SATA Interface: 2 Discrete SATA Latch Connector I/O Interface (2x1) header for fault LED connector (2x1) header for activity LED connector (2x4) header for LCD & enclosure management connector
	Environmental Specifications
	Operating: Temperature:+5°c to +50°c   Humidity: 15-80%   non-condensing   Storage Temperature: Temperature:-40°c to 70°c   Humidity: 5-90%   non-condensing
	Electrical
	Power Requirements PCIe x1 +3.3V 1.32W +12V 3.6W