ModelBrand: arecaModel: ARC-1200SpecificationsType: SATAInternal Connectors: 2 x SATA IIInterface: PCI ExpressRAID: RAID 0/1 JBODOperating Systems Supported: Windows Vista/Server 2003/XP/2000 RedHat Linux SuSE Linux FreeBSD Novell Netware 6.5 Solaris 10 x86/x86_64 SCO Unixware 7.1.4 Mac OS 10.x (EFI BIOS Support)Dimensions: 2.5" x 6.6"FeaturesFeatures: Support up to 2 SATA ll drives RoHS CompliantManufacturer WarrantyParts: 3 years limitedLabor: 3 years limited
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Compact 2-port SATA2/NCQ hardware RAID controller with PCIe x1 interface
If your goal is a true hardware RAID1 mirror, and motherboard provides just a PCI Express X1 interface (not X4, and not even X2) then there are not that many options available - I could identify just two, 3Ware 9650SE-2LP and this ARC1200 card from Areca. It's an excellent RAID controller, very compact and quiet (except for a relatively loud beep at POST), supports SATA, SATA2 and SATA2/NCQ hard drives. Windows XP Service Pack 3 needs a driver - can be installed either from accompanying CD, or downloaded from manufacturer's web site. CentOS / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 has the latest driver included, thus no need for driver disk during installation of the operating system. Highly recommended!
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