The Sil3114 SATA PCI Serial ATA host controller card from Silicon for Image provides high-performance, cost-effective storage expansion through the serial ATA interface. It can control four independent serial ATA channels, with each channel having its own SATA bus and supporting one SATA device. Key specifications and compatibility - SiI3114 SATA controller chip complies with PCI specification Revision 2.3, 32-bit, 33/66 MHz, and Serial ATA 1.0. - Form factor: PCI card that fits standard PCI slots. - Four independent channels; supports up to four serial ATA drives. RAID and performance capabilities - Supports RAID0 (striping), RAID1 (mirroring), RAID5 (parity), RAID0+1 (mirroring + striping), and concatenation modes. - When not configured in a RAID set, drives operate normally with SATA performance up to 150 MB/sec. Use scenarios - Small business or home file server: configure RAID5 for data protection across four drives while maintaining usable capacity. - Video editing workstation: use RAID0 for high-throughput data access on large video projects to improve read/write performance. - Office backup solution: implement RAID1 for redundancy to protect critical data, or RAID0+1 for a balance of speed and redundancy. Benefits at a glance - Four-channel SATA control in a single PCI card, maximizing drive count without extra expansion cards. - Flexible RAID options for performance, redundancy, or a combination of both. - Compatibility with standard PCI systems and support for Serial ATA 1.0, ensuring broad device and system interoperability. - Clear performance baseline of up to 150 MB/sec SATA throughput when not in a RAID configuration.