Will this card support SATA3 3tb HDD's, run as SATA2 3tb on win7 pro 64bit operating system? I wish to add 2 x 3TB HDD on PCI socket.
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Sorry, but I believe this card is limited to SATA2, and StarTech has limited it to a 2TB maximum while operating a RAID. However they say that if you are using the card to simply connect extra drives (JBOD) the size of the HDD is unlimited. Hope this helped.
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This is backward compatible to sata 2 (3gbs). It's not listed as sata 1 (1.5gbs) compatible and even if it was your performance benefit would be drastically limited by sata 1. Your probably better off with a traditional hard drive.
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Afraid not, the manufactures specs clearly state "Note: The card slots into an x4 lane however the interface in limited to x2 specifications". Which means the x4 card is only using 2 lanes, limiting throughput to 500MB/s max, just shy of 600MB/s for full SATA3. Not unusual for SATA cards. The performance, non-the-less, is remarkable, and if you need the card to get more SATA ports, it's a small compromise. If you are doing it to utilize the caching function of the Hyper-Duo mode, you'll not realize max performance, but will see better performance than with a HDD, so it's still worth it.
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I am only using the USB3 function of the card. I planned to use the SATA III port for possible future expansion. The set up I use is one USB3 port going to a Seagate 2 TB expansion hard drive (for backup and system images) and the other port to a USB3 hub. I chose this card because of the dual functionality and price.
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It should work. Most Sata 3 will be backward compatible with sata2, which runs only 3G/s not 6G/s.
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This enclosure seems to have lower read/write speeds than a # of other enclosures interfaces that explicitly state they support SATA III, so my guess is it does *not* support SATA III speeds. This appears to be confirmed by Anker in their response to my review where they say it's only 'compatible with SATA III': (http://www.amazon.com/review/R1ZD7X6XFODRSW/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm) FYI, here are some speeds in MB/s, with an Intel 330 120GB SSD: Anker USB 3.0/eSATA enclosure (this enclosure): 176.4/134.2 Seagate GoFlex Slim USB 3.0 interface: 250.5/152.5 SIIG 6Gb/s SATA to USB 3.0: 257.9/149.6 Newer Technology Voyager S3: 396.1/136.4 The Anker is the slowest of the bunch. The last 3 all supposedly support SATA III, but clearly the Voyager S3 is the fastest. The SIIG has the ASMedia 1051e chipset (supposed to be very fast), so I'm not sure what, in the end, causes the S3 to have dramatically higher read speeds. Different chipset? Updated firmware?
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I currently have a 3TB Western Digital SATA drive installed.So yes it will support over 2TB. I cannot confirm about 4TB support however.
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It's possible; I have not tested the card on any Windows systems, unfortunately. It is a "legacy" card. But, there may be support for it under Win7 64-bit. Look at the Microsoft Windows 7 Hardware Compatibility List on Microsoft's Website. I hope that helps. Another option is to look at online forums for user-developed drivers.
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I personally have a 2TB installed, so i cannot speak for that. But i don't think it's an issue, since it's just a normal SATA to USB adapter, i don't think that there's going to be an issue with using a 3TB Drive or larger.
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Yes. Sata 3 drives are backwards compatible with Sata 2 Connections and vice versa. But you'll be capped with Sata 2 speed.
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Right now I have a mirrored array on this PCI RAID SATA card with two 2 TB SATA hard drives. I am booting my Windows 7 Pro machine on a separate SATA controller on my motherboard from an SSD drive.
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I currently have a 3TB Western Digital SATA drive installed. So yes it will support over 2TB. I cannot confirm about 4TB support however.
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Read my past comments. The usb 3.0 is not reliable and devices simply stop working at times. PCI-E cards are sometines not detected, so 7 comes up without my add-on usb card periodically. That's why I say, the board is ok, but run win8, not 7. What z77 did you show me? This thread is connected to a specific board the GA-Z77X-UD3H. Are we on the same page?
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Dan, I am successfully using a Western Digital Red 3TB Sata III drive in my IX2 without any issues at all!
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Depends upon your OS. Most new OS can handle it. You also need a certain sort of connector to a motherboard that handles the SATA spec.
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Greetings, Yes, absolutely. This hardware supports a 2.5" SATA hard drive; commonly found in 5400RPM and 7200RPM varieties. Best regards, MITXPC
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The adaptor is compatible with PCIE 1.0 and 2.0 specifications (2.5 and 5GHz signaling, 250 and 500MB/s data rate), however the maximum data rate in the PCIE 1.0 connection will be limited at 250MB/s for a SATA III device.Note that the (supported) SATA signaling is 1.5, 3.0 and 6.0GHz (150, 300 and 600MB/s), different from PCIE data rates. Obviously the lower of the two, in any combination, will apply.