Tekram Technology TR-824 manual Introduction, Product Overview, Specifications, Sata Raid Features

1. INTRODUCTION

1.INTRODUCTION

1.1 Product Overview

Thank you for purchasing Tekram TR-824 Serial ATA controller card. This controller allows you to install and enjoy the performance advantage of the new Serial ATA hard drives in your existing PC rather than spending the time, effort and money in upgrading to a brand-new system. The TR-824 is a four-channel PCI Serial ATA host adapter that can support up to four Serial ATA drives.

1.1.1 Specifications:

Features	Support RAID 0(striping), RAID 1(mirroring), RAID 10
	z Four independent SATA channels
	z Support hot-swap and automatically rebuild mirror array
	z Easy-to-use GUI-based software for monitoring and storage
		management
	z	Support ATAPI device
	z Support driver greater than 137GB
Protocol Supported	Serial ATA 1.0 Specification
SATA Processor	Sil3114 – Silicon Image PCI to Serial ATA Controller
SATA BIOS	Yes (Flash)
Max Transfer Rate	Serial ATA Generation 1 transfer rate of 1.5GB/S
PCI Interface	PCI 2.3 32 bit data
Max Devices	4
Accessory included	z Data Cables – 50cm *4
	z Power Cables—1pin to 2pin power cable *2
	z	User’s Manual
	z	Driver Disk
	z GUI software (included in CD)
Drivers Available	Windows 98
	Windows ME
	Windows NT 4.0
	Windows 2000
	Windows XP
	Windows Server 2003
	Linux
Supported Devices	SATA Devices:
	HDD, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, MO, Tape…etc.

1.1.2 SATA Raid Features

•RAID 0, 1, 10

•System GUI Monitoring Utility:

-Displays/Logs/Alerts Users to Vital RAID Set Information

-Manages RAID Set Functions (configures, rebuilds, etc.)

•RAID Set Accommodates Multiple Size HDDs

•HDDs Function Normally When not in RAID Sets

•Adjustable Stripe Size for RAID 0

•Automatically Selects Highest Available Transfer Speed for All ATA and ATAPI Devices

•Supports:

-UDMA up to 150MB/Sec.

-All UDMA and PIO Modes

-ACPI and ATA/ATAPI6

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TR-824 User’s Manual