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12-Port ATA133 RAID Controller:

Features	StorSwitch point-to-point, non-blocking architecture On-board processor provides true hardware based RAID and intelligent drive management functions SCSI device driver model to take advantage of the benefits of SCSI using inexpensive ATA drives Remote browser 3ware Disk Manager (3DM) utility with password security for network management of storage arrays SMTP support for email/pager notification Easy-to-configure arrays from BIOS; 3DM, CLI utilities Staggered spin-up to minimize in-rush current at power up Bootable array support for greater fault tolerance Multiple logical volumes and RAID levels can exist on one card for maximum configuration flexibility Multiple card support (up to 4) within a system for large storage requirements Hot-swap and hot-spare support for data availability Dynamic sector repair for robust data protection S.M.A.R.T. disk drive monitoring for reliability 2 levels of administrator access to 3DM for added security
Specifications	Supports up to 3.6 TB of storage 2TB single array maximum PCI 2.2 compliant 64-bit/66MHz bus master Auto-sensing ATA/133/100 disk drive interface BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support
Operating Systems	Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 Red Hat Linux 8.0, 9.0 SuSE Linux 8.1, 8.2 FreeBSD 4.8
NOTES	Max. 137 Gb disks supported Max. 8 disks per single RAID array

Vendor site	3ware
Price quote (US$ 500-600)	eXtreme PC gear .com, Zoomtek.com, SCSI4ME