Hi, Does this card support Raid and strip volume?
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No. You can use the built in "software RAID" that windows 7/2008 etc provide. But the card itself doesn't contain RAID. It's strictly a card for adding SATA ports. So, if your motherboard supports RAID, there isn't a reason for this card unless you just need additional SATA ports, or if you need a card that provides faster SATA connections than what your motherboard supports.
230092
One would have to wonder why it is listed under RAID controllers if it does not support RAID.
230093
Yes, I have two internal drives running off this card, paired in a RAID 1, set up through Win 7. If your motherboard and OS supports RAID, it's not a problem.
230094
The card itself has no RAID capabilities; the HDDs are reported to BIOS and OS as independent drives. That means you can only create software RAID arrays, via the OS.
115176
it depends on which server / RAID card u r connecting it to, on the expander side u require cable with the SFF8087 connectors
1378904
The supplied drivers work, but you will not be able to setup a HyperDuo raid configuration. I purchased this card and was not able to setup a raid configuration with it. I purchased a 4 port IO Crest PCIe sata card and used Windows to configure two hard drives in raid. Hope this helps.
91779
Yes either raid 0 or raid 1 is possible. I would not recommend this product though.
434527
This is not a RAID controller. This is a SAS expander. It works in conjunction with a separate SAS controller card, like the IBM M1015.
1379043
Yes. That's exactly what I bought it for - extra ports. There is a message that pops up on booting about RAID but extra ports work as intended.
1956220
Yes, that's what I currently have it running with. However do NOT use the drivers that come in the box for the raid controller.
1172195
1) I've never seen anything like that -- and I check regularly for USB 3 cards (and also SATA III cards). 2) It is EXTREMELY unlikely ANYONE puts out a card that will do RAID with ESATA (as opposed to internal SATA). RAID is set up under the assumption that all the disks will be treated as a single unit. I don't know of anyone who would be using EXTERNAL drives for RAID. 3) Keep in mind that this is PCIe x ONE, not 4 or 8 or 16. That means it has limited bandwidth. You MIGHT be able to find a PCIe-x1 card that can handle 2-disk MIRRORED RAID (I think that's RAID 10), but with more disks (i.e., striping as opposed to mirroring), an x1 card probably couldn't handle the throughput of modern drives. You could still read and write to the drives, but there would be no speed advantage to using multi-disk striped RAID.
326288
No idea but Google around. I see lots of comments about SSD and RAID setups on the net. Good luck!
2049702
Yes, the RAM is SO-DIMM 200 Pin (Laptop Ram). Not sure what you mean by PCI card, the system has everything you need without expansion. The internal SATA controller can be used for raid 1 but you may have to "modify" the case the fit the second drive.
1951199
Yes. I installed two of these into servers running windows 2012 server 64-bit running raid 5. However, this unit doesn't have built-in raid. You would still need a raid card or have a motherboard that has raid built-in to achieve raid 5 however.
1944264
Probably not. If you motherboard is equipped with SATA3, RAID0 on this card will not be any faster (probably slower) than onboard RAID0.
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I suppose it would function, though be crippled in terms of performance. As to how much, that's one for Highpoint. I appreciate that it's a relatively inexpensive investment as RAID cards go in order to add on 8 drives to your system. From that standpoint there's still some benefit, but it seems a shame to limit its performance even so. Yeah, for the final word you should try to contact Highpoint (there might be a FAQ). If they say it would work and can provide performance specs then you can decide whether you can live with the performance hit.
127795
I don't believe so; I have another RAID card in the system (not built in to the motherboard) and both work just fine together.
391634
Yes, I'm using it for the same reason (add extra sata ports). You can disable the raid.
539945
Yes. The default raid setup will need to be disabled but it's not a problem. I have 2 drives raid 1 and another 2 drives raid 0. You can create a volume on a single drive too.
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No. Raid Mode Support Raid 0 (Spanning) JBOD Raid 0 (Stripping) Raid 1 (Mirroring) Raid 3 (Stripped set with dedicated parity) Raid 5 (Striped set with distributed parity) Raid 10 (Mirroring + Striping) Raid 50 http://www.mediasonicstore.com/servlet/the-24/Mediasonic-ProRaid-8-Bay/Detail