Ableconn PEX-SA1 series User Manual
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SATA III - 6Gbps Low Profile PCIe 2.0 Host Adapter
1. Introduction
2Ports 6Gbps SATA III PCI Express 2.0 host board to support, Hardware RAID0,
RAID1, NCQ & Port Multiplier!
1.1. Features
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6Gbps SATA III 2 Ports PCIe Gen2 1 Lane Host Adapter
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Hardware RAID controller to offload host CPU for max performance
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Supports PCIe 1.0 and PCIe 2.0 motherboard
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Compliant with 5Gbps PCI Express 2.0
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Fully compliant with Serial ATA specifications 3.0 transfer rate of 6Gbps
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Supports SATA I & SATA II & SATA III HDD, SSD, Optical Drive and Blu-Ray
Drive
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Supports Non-Raid mode for Optical Drive and Blu-Ray Drive
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Supports Non-Raid, Hardware RAID0, Hardware RAID1 for HDD and SSD
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Supports ATA and ATAPI commands
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Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
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Supports one SATA FIS-based or Command-based switching Port Multiplier
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Low Profile PCIe Form Factor
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Regular size PCIe bracket on board and Low Profile bracket included
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SATA Hot-plug capability
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Two Pin headers on board for LED connection
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OS Built-in AHCI inbox driver natively in Windows 10, Win8, Win7, Vista, 2008,
2012, Linux, Mac 10.x and later, no additional driver required
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BIOS on board support OS Booting & RAID Configuration on Windows and
Linux
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Provides Windows XP driver
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Provides Windows & Mac & Linux GUI to configure and Monitor Hardware
RAID0, RAID1 and support max two RAID groups
2. RAID Configuration via BIOS Utility
1. Power up the computer system.
2. During the Power-on-Self Test (POST), press “CTRL-M” to launch BIOS
Utility.
3. Check the screen with “Topology” pane at the left hand side and
“Information” pane at the right hand side.
4. Select proper option for RAID Creating, RAID Erasing, RAID1 Rebuilding
and Virtual Disk Deleting
5. Please find MSU_user_guide_xxx.pdf in driver CD path
E:\SATA6G_M9128 \GUI\Windows for the detail of BIOS Utility