Controller Intel's 31244 PCI-X to Serial ATA Controller supports four SATA ports Maximum transfer rate of 1.5Gbps (150 MBps) Supports hot-plug SATA drives Direct Port Access (DPA mode or Master/Master) for high performance Compliant with both SATA 1.0 and SATA II: Extensions to 1.0 specifications No changes required to OS due to backward compatibility with ATA Enhanced performance over ATA by allowing data transfer to all 4 drives simultaneously
PMC/PMC-X Compatible with PCI-X rates of 100 MHz and 133 MHz (PMC-X) Downward compatible with PCI rates of 33 or 66 MHz (PMC) Compatible with 32 or 64-bit data words Compatible with 3.3 V or 5 V PCI Maximum PCI-X transfer rate of 1066 MBps
I/O Interface Two dual-stacked industry standard front panel serial connectors (Molex' 67811-0110) Activity LED's for each drive
