Description
ARC-1200
2-Port PCIe x1 to SATA RAID Adapter
The Areca ARC-1200 SATA ll 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.
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Areca PCIe x1 RAID Card Comparison
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| Model Name |
ARC-1200
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| Host Bus Type |
PCIe x1
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| RAID Level Support |
0, 1, Single Disk and JBOD
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| Cache Memory |
on-board
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| Driver Support |
2*SATA ll
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| Internal Disk Connector |
SATA
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| External Disk Connector |
N/A
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| Lan Port |
N/A
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Architecture
500MHz 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 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 (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
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Power Requirements
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PCIe x1
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+3.3V
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1.32W
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+12V
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3.6W
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