Lindy 70536 - Manual (Page 3)

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Provides RAID 1 (Mirroring) to protect the data from a disk failure by writing
identical data on 2 drives.
Fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications.
Independent 256-byte FIFOs (32 bit * 64 deep) per Serial ATA channel for host
reads and writes.
Supports Spread Spectrum in receiver.
Features Serial ATA to PCI interrupt masking.
Features Watch Dog Timer for fault resiliency.
1.1.3. USB Interface
Provides three USB2.0 / USB1.1 ports ( 3 External + 2 Internal).
Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 (Data Rate
1.5/12/480 Mbps).
Compliant with Open Host Controller Interface Specification for USB Rev 1.0a.
Compliant with Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification for USB Rev
0.95, All USB ports can handle high-speed (480 Mbps), full-speed (12 Mbps),
and low-speed (1.5 Mbps) transaction.
1.2. Package Contents
Low Profile PCI Combo Host Adapter
This User’s Manual
Driver Diskette
2. What Is RAID
RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks
RAID technology manages multiple disk drives to enhance I/O performance and provide
redundancy in order to withstand the failure of any individual member, without loss of
data. This card provides two RAID Set types, Striped (RAID 0) and Mirrored (RAID 1).
Disk Striping (RAID 0)
Striping is a performance-oriented, non-redundant data mapping technique. While Striping
is discussed as a RAID Set type, it is actually does not provide fault tolerance. With
modern SATA bus mastering technology, multiple I/O operations can be done in parallel,
enhancing performance. Striping arrays use multiple disks to form a larger virtual disk.