SUNIX SATA1616 is a single-chip, PCI Express to two Serial-ATA (SATA) GenIII 6Gb/s channels RAID host controller that brings server-class features to the desktop.

SATA1616 comes equiped with a MARVELL high performance PCI Express chipset which supports all Serial ATA I, II, and III features.

In addition, it has a standard SATA port for a PC internal HDD connection, and one eSATA port for high speed connection to an external enclosure.

SATA1616 enables the use of the industry�s newest and fastest hard drives at 6Gb/s while providing backwards compatibility to legacy SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s drives.

It uses the same cable and connectors as previous SATA generations to ease integration.

Besides, PCI Express 2.0 doubles the bandwidth of the existing PCI Express bus for faster data throughput.

Each PCI-Express 2.0 lane provides up to 500MB/s of throughput. It's also backwards compatible with previous generations of PCI-Express 1.0 technology

• Supports PCI Express Specification Revision 2.0. (Compatible with PCI Express 1.0)
• Extends two Serial ATA Gen III 6Gb/s ports. (Compatible with SATA Gen I and II)
• Native Command Queue (NCQ) on SATA port.
• Supports up to two storage devices connected with RAID 0 and 1.
• Hardware RAID design reduces system resource load.
• Built-in external eSATA port and standard SATA port connectivity.
• Works with various brands of large capacity SATA hard disk drives.
• Low-profile design. (Optional)
• Certified by CE, FCC, RoHS approval.
• Supports Microsoft Windows and Linux.