1 to 5 SATA Port Multiplier with Hardware RAID

SATA Port Multiplier

SPM393

Highlights

1 to 5 SATA 3Gb/s (3.0Gbps) Port Multiplier
OS independent Hardware RAID
Supports RAID levels: 0 / 1 / 3 / 5 / 10 / JBOD / Clone
Supports Hot Spare on RAID
Supports more than 2TB RAID drive
Supports Multiple RAID (Configured as Multiple Volume RAID)
Rebuild speed: 200GB/hour

Introduction

SPM393 is a One-to-Five SATA Port Multiplier RAID Controller. It is designed to provide SATA port expansion, data protection and performance aggregation in various applications.

SPM393 uses market-proven Multi-port Serial ATA PHY technology and a proprietary storage processor to provide very highly efficient SATA RAID operations.

With an easy configuration scheme, the device can function as a pure port multiplier which provides SATA port expansion just like a SATA Hub, a hard drive performance booster which provides a high-performance device seen by the host controller, or a hard drive data protector which automatically backs up data to prevent data loss from hard drive damage.

SPM393 also has an advanced mode to provide both the benefits of performance boost and data protection.

SPM393 has a self-contained storage processor chip which completely frees up the main CPU loading and whose SATA ports comply with the eSATA specification, making it suitable for use in both internal system and external storage applications.

Technical Specifications

SATA Features	Supports 6-port 3.0Gbps SATA 3Gb/s interface Supports SATA 3Gb/s Gen2i and Gen2m (External SATA Connection, eSATA) Output swing control and automatic impedance calibration for SATA 3Gb/s PHY Supports asynchronous signal recovery Supports spread spectrum clocking Supports partial / slumber power saving mode Automatic speed negotiation for 3 Gbps or 1.5 Gbps Supports BIST and loopback mode Supports staggered spin-up Supports 48-bit LBA addressing Supports Native Command Queue (NCQ) Supports Hot-Plug Supports Asynchronous Notification Supports PM aware and non-PM aware host
RAID Features	Fully hardware-accelerated RAID Engine No driver, BIOS or software required for RAID operation No external DRAM or processor required for RAID operation Independent of device SATA port connection sequence Supports RAID levels: 0 / 1 / 3 / 5 / 10 / JBOD / CLONE RAID 3 / 5 write-back cache to enhance performance SATA In-band application interface Supports more than 2TB RAID drive Supports on-line read data integrity check Supports on-line command based bad sector recovery Supports on-line Auto-Rebuild Rebuild speed: 200GB/hour Rebuild proceeds continuously between power cycling Supports Hot Spare on RAID Supports various RAID configurations and monitoring methods
Compliance	Compliant with Serial ATA II Port Multiplier Spec. Revision 1.1 Compliant with Serial ATA II PHY Electrical Spec. Revision 1.0 Compliant with Serial ATA High Speed Serialized AT Attachment Spec. Revision 2.5
DC Power Connector	Mini 4-pin Floppy Disk Drive like power Connector
LEDs	Power Status LED RAID Status LED Host Status LED Device Status LEDs (Error, Activity/Link)